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A journey is a short, themed path through Scripture, one day at a time: a passage to read, a short reflection, a question to journal on and a prayer.

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Guided journey · 24 days

Advent: Waiting with Hope

Advent is a season of holy waiting. Day by day through December, trace God's promise from the first pages of Scripture, through the prophets, to an angel's visit and a baby born in Bethlehem. Let the long wait of God's people teach your own heart to hope.

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  1. Day 1: A great lightIsaiah 9:2-7Into a people walking in darkness God promises a child whose names reveal who he is — Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  2. Day 2: The first promiseGenesis 3:8-15Even as sin breaks the world, God comes looking for Adam and Eve and speaks the first promise that the serpent's head will be crushed by the woman's offspring.
  3. Day 3: Blessing for all nationsGenesis 12:1-3God calls Abram to step out in trust and promises that through his family all the families of the earth will be blessed — a promise fulfilled in Jesus.
  4. Day 4: Comfort my peopleIsaiah 40:1-5God speaks tenderly to a weary people and calls for a highway to be prepared in the wilderness, because the glory of the Lord is coming.
  5. Day 5: Those who waitIsaiah 40:28-31The everlasting God never grows tired, and those who wait on him find their strength renewed; waiting here is active trust, not passive delay.
  6. Day 6: A shoot from JesseIsaiah 11:1-5From what looks like a dead stump of David's family line, God promises a branch filled with the Spirit who will judge with righteousness and care for the poor.
  7. Day 7: Little BethlehemMicah 5:2-5God chooses small, overlooked Bethlehem as the birthplace of the ruler who will shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord and be their peace.
  8. Day 8: The sign of ImmanuelIsaiah 7:10-14When King Ahaz refuses to ask for a sign, God gives one anyway: a virgin will bear a son called Immanuel, 'God with us'.
  9. Day 9: The Lord our righteousnessJeremiah 23:5-6God promises a righteous King from David's line who will reign wisely and be called 'The Lord our Righteousness' — the gift we could never earn.
  10. Day 10: A throne forever2 Samuel 7:12-16God promises David a descendant whose kingdom will be established forever; centuries later this promise is fulfilled in Jesus, the Son of David.
  11. Day 11: More than watchmenPsalms 130:1-8From the depths the psalmist waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, trusting in his forgiveness and plentiful redemption.
  12. Day 12: Beautiful feetIsaiah 52:7-10The messenger who brings good news of peace and salvation is called beautiful, and the watchmen sing because the Lord is returning to his people.
  13. Day 13: Good tidings to the meekIsaiah 61:1-3The Spirit-anointed servant comes to bring good news to the poor, bind up the broken-hearted and give beauty for ashes — words Jesus later claims as his own.
  14. Day 14: My messengerMalachi 3:1-4God promises to send a messenger to prepare the way before the Lord suddenly comes to his temple — a coming that purifies like a refiner's fire.
  15. Day 15: Your prayer is heardLuke 1:5-13After centuries of silence and years of childlessness, God meets the faithful priest Zechariah in the temple and tells him his prayer has been heard.
  16. Day 16: When doubt speaksLuke 1:18-25Zechariah struggles to believe and is silenced until the promise comes true, while Elizabeth rejoices that the Lord has looked on her with favour.
  17. Day 17: Favoured oneLuke 1:26-33The angel Gabriel greets Mary in ordinary Nazareth and announces that she will bear Jesus, the Son of the Highest, whose kingdom will have no end.
  18. Day 18: Be it unto meLuke 1:34-38Mary asks an honest question, hears that nothing is impossible with God, and yields herself fully: 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord.'
  19. Day 19: Blessed is she who believedLuke 1:39-45Mary hurries to Elizabeth, the unborn John leaps for joy, and Elizabeth blesses Mary for believing that the Lord would keep his word.
  20. Day 20: Mary's songLuke 1:46-55Mary's song magnifies a God who looks on the lowly, scatters the proud, fills the hungry and remembers his mercy to his people.
  21. Day 21: The dayspring from on highLuke 1:68-79Zechariah, his voice restored, praises God for visiting his people and describes the coming Saviour as the sunrise who gives light and guides our feet into peace.
  22. Day 22: Joseph's obedienceMatthew 1:18-25Joseph, a just and gentle man, faces a hard situation; when God speaks in a dream, he quietly obeys and names the child Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
  23. Day 23: No roomLuke 2:1-7The Son of God is born far from home, in humble circumstances, laid in a manger because there was no room — God entering our world in poverty and weakness.
  24. Day 24: Good tidings of great joyLuke 2:8-14The first announcement of the Saviour's birth goes to ordinary shepherds at night: good news of great joy for all people, and peace on earth.