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Hope in Dark Times
John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
Years ago, there was a very wealthy man Who, along with his devoted son, shared a passion for art collecting.
Together they traveled around the world, adding only the finest art treasures to their collection.
Priceless works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet and many others adorned the walls of the family estate.
The widowed father looked on with satisfaction as his only child became an experienced art collector.
But the day came when war engulfed the nation, and the young man left to serve his country.
After only a few short weeks, his father received a telegram that his beloved son had been killed while carrying a fellow soldier to a medic.
On Christmas morning, a knock came at the door of the old man’s home, and as He opened the door, He was greeted by a soldier with a large package in his hand.
He introduced himself to the man by saying, “I was a friend of your son.
I was the one He was rescuing when He died.
May I come in for a few moments?
I have something to show you.”
The soldier said “I’m an artist, and I want to give this to you.”
As the old man unwrapped the package, the paper gave way to reveal a portrait of his son.
Though the art critics would never consider the work a piece of genius,
The painting did feature the young man’s face in striking detail,
and seemed to capture his personality.
The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away.
The art world was filled with anticipation!
Because according to the man’s will, all of the art works were to be auctioned.
The day soon arrived, and art collectors from around the world gathered to bid on some of the world’s most spectacular paintings.
The auction began with a painting that was not on any museum’s list.
It was the painting of the man’s son.
The auctioneer asked for an opening bid.
The room was silent.
“Who will open the bidding with $100?”
He asked.
Minutes passed with not a sound from those who came to buy.
From the back of the room someone called out, “Who cares about that painting?
It’s just a picture of his son.
Let’s forget it and get to the important paintings.”
Other voices echoed in agreement.
But the auctioneer replied, “No, we have to sell this one first.
Now, who will take the son?”
Finally, a friend of the old man spoke.
“I knew the boy, so I’d like to have it.
I’ll bid the $100.”
The Auctioneer said “I have a bid for $100,”
“Will anyone go any higher?”
After a long silence, the auctioneer said, “Going once.
Going twice.
Gone.”
And The gavel fell.
Cheers filled the room and someone said, “Now we can get on with it!”
But the auctioneer looked at the audience and announced the auction was over.
Stunned disbelief quieted the room.
After a few moments Someone spoke up and asked,
“What do you mean it’s over?
We didn’t come Here for a picture of some old guy’s son.
What about all the paintings?
There’s millions of dollars worth of art Here!
We demand that you explain what’s going on!”
The auctioneer replied, “It’s very simple.
According to the will of the father, whoever takes the son... gets it all.”
This week marks the beginning of the Advent season
The word Advent means, "the coming of the Saviour"
It’s a holy season for Christians
It’s a period of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Birth of Christ,
This is the season that we know as Christmas.
Traditionally The First Sunday of Advent is associated with Hope
And the story that I just shared with you is in essence the story of Christmas:
Whoever takes the Son gets it all.
Hope is the assurance of something yet to come,
Something to look forward to
The Bible puts it like this:
1 John 5:11-12 “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
This is the source of our Hope
The one who has the Son has it all.
But what exactly is included in the word “all”?
The first thing that Advent promises is a new life in Christ
This means we now know what God is like.
When Christ came He gave us a living picture of who God is.
Christ’s coming put a face on God.
The Bible says, Col. 1:15-16 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.”
This is what we mean by the incarnation
God came to earth wrapped in a human body.
The God of Heaven came to live among us
So that we could know what He’s really like.
He came to teach us.
He came to die for us so that we could be forgiven.
He rose from the dead to Help us know that we too will be raised.
He promised that He would return so that eternal hope would burn in our Hearts.
He opened the doors of Heaven.
I want you to Imagine for a minute what the world would be like if God,
In the form of Jesus Christ, had never come to earth.
Harvard and Yale wouldn’t exist,
Because they were started as Christian institutions of higher learning.
The founders of these schools believed that to study “science” was to study the work of God.
It was a way of learning more about what He was like.
Many hospitals wouldn’t exist, because they were founded by people who had Hearts full of compassion for those who were ill,
This was a result of their personal experience with Jesus Christ and being transformed by His love.
The way we date history would be completely different, since all of history is divided into the things which occurred before Christ
And the things that occurred after Christ.
There wouldn’t be churches on every corner.
• There wouldn’t be Y.M.C.A.
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