A New Song

Psalm 40:1-3a

“1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. 3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God.”

Advent is a time of waiting.  We wait in great anticipation and joy for the day that we celebrate the birth of the Messiah.  Before Christ’s birth, the Jews cried out to God for help.  God’s answer was to promise them a Messiah; a Messiah who would offer them a faith that would be their source of inner peace and stability; a Messiah who would sing a new song.

Christ was rejected by the Jewish people.  They rejected the song of faith that he offered.

We now wait for the second coming of Christ.  How hungry are we for His return?  Do we cry out for Him?  Are we living our lives according to His teachings?  

Are we singing His song?

May the love of Christ be with you,

Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)