“Jesus transforms our hearts by service, not by power.” - Tim Keller
The weeks of Thanksgiving into the season of Advent are an opportunity for followers of Jesus to remember once more, “What do you have that you did not receive?” (1 Corinthians 4:7). All is gift. All is grace.
The arrival of Christ into our world was not marked by power.
It was marked by service. Because, “Even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28).”
Christ transforms our hearts because He has first served us by emptying himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men, humbling himself, and becoming obedient to the point of death (Philippians 2:7-8). Christ transforms our hearts once more when we seek to serve others as Christ has first served us.
Lord, may this upcoming Advent season be a time of heart transformation as we see how You have first loved and served us. Amen.
In service,
AB