The purpose of Advent is to intentionally prepare our hearts for the remembrance of Jesus’ birth and His return. As we reflect on God’s past actions, we eagerly look forward to what He will accomplish in the future. This is the essence of what Christmas is meant to represent: joyfully recalling His arrival and eagerly anticipating His return. The Christmas season is designed to revolve around hope. In contemporary culture, hope is often seen as mere wishful thinking or luck, such as hoping to win the lottery. However, biblical hope is fundamentally different. It is grounded in God’s faithful promises and represents a confident expectation that what God has pledged will surely come to pass. Hope is, therefore, one of the foundational elements of faith. We can observe this principle from the very beginning of the Bible. In Genesis 15, God revealed to Abraham that he would have a child from his own body, and through this child, his descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky. In Genesis 15:6, it is stated, “Abram believed in the Lord, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” InGenesischapter15,wewitnessadialoguebetween God and Abraham that resembles a conversation between friends. Abraham expresses his feelings, including his insecurities and doubts, to God. Abraham 13
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