A Prayer About Our Christmas Brother-Prophet
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.” The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. Deuteronomy 18:15-19
Dear Lord Jesus, of all the incredible promises made about your birth, I often overlook one of the first, and most wonderful ones given. You are the greater Moses-our Christmas brother-prophet. What a joy it is to know that you rule the world with grace and truth, both of which you are full! (John 1:14)
Throughout the history of redemption, God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets, at many times and in various ways. But, finally and fully, he spoke to us through you, his beloved Son-creator and heir of all things (Hebrews 1:1-3). You are the final Word, Jesus, the living Word, the loving Word, the incarnate Word! Be adored and worshipped!
Oh the freedom and joy I have in knowing you’ve spoken and have not stuttered, Lord Jesus! Everything I need to know about God, about the world, about me, about the past, the present and the future… about all things, I find in you. For all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in you and revealed by you (Colossians 1:3). You continually set me free from nonsense and no sense, from illusions and delusions, from all guessing and lying.
Oh the gladness of this Advent season which reminds me that I don’t cower at the foot of Mt. Sinai to hear you teach. No! I am a part of the joyful assembly which listens to you preach the gospel to my heart from Mt. Zion! (Hebrews 12:18-25). Therefore, I will listen. I will not refuse you,the one who speaks words of grace and truth, words of comfort and joy, words of peace and new creation. So very Amen, I pray, in your glorious name.
