Publisher's Synopsis
What do the Beatitudes have to do with Advent and the Christmas Story? Everything! In the Beatitudes, we find an incredible reordering of life that flips earthly standards on their heads in light of the glory and grace of Jesus. And as Jesus the Messiah - the King of kings and Lord of lords enters into the earth as a humble baby, He ushers in the Great Reversal, pouring down His blessing upon the lowest, the most despised, those weighted down beneath a world of sin and suffering. The Beatitudes of Advent are about King Jesus who, "though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich" (II Corinthians 8:9).
This 25-day daily Advent devotional invites you to a real hope for celebration this season. It uses the Beatitudes - illustrated through the stories of four women found in the Christmas narrative of the Gospels - as an encouragement to lift up your gaze and rejoice this Christmas. The Beatitudes of Advent will invite you to rejoice even now, and with hope for the future, as you find Emmanuel giving His riches in your poverty; offering His body in your hunger; bringing His joy to your sorrow; and showing you the blessing of His Kingdom as you feel the rejection of the world and all it offers.
