“O Holy Night!
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!…”

As we journey through Advent, we continue our devotional series featuring various friends from our congregation, pondering their star’s unique name. Each thoughtful reflection points us towards our Savior and fills us with a thrill of hope. Enjoy!

Today’s reflection is from Lorraine Miller:

Enter

The star “Enter” reminds me of 2 Bible verses that are ones we can commit to memory.

I am the gate, whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out and find pasture. -John 10:9
Enter his gates with Thanksgiving and enter his courts with praise: be thankful unto him and bless his name. -Psalm 100:4

Jesus came to earth as a baby so he could live among us and enter our lives and ultimately bring us salvation, now we need to open our hearts so God can enter in. God is always with us, but it’s up to us to enter into a relationship with him.

Advent reminds us to enter into this relationship daily. The familiar words of the song, O Little Town of Bethlehem reminds us of this:

Oh holy child of Bethlehem descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in,
Be born in us today .

Dear God, please enter my heart and please help me to always keep my gate open to you. With praise and thanksgiving we thank you for entering our lives today and always. Amen.