Emphasis Preaching Journal
Sermon Illustrations for Advent 1 (2018)
Illustration
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Expectations are wonderful, but challenging. The days are surely coming, says the Lord. But how far away are those days? Ask any woman who has been pregnant about expectations and she can define them for you. The expectation that a child will be born, the expectation that her back will stop hurting and her legs will stop swelling and her stomach will settle down and her energy will return. Waiting is hard, even for nine months.
Expectations are wonderful, but challenging. The days are surely coming, says the Lord. But how far away are those days? Ask any woman who has been pregnant about expectations and she can define them for you. The expectation that a child will be born, the expectation that her back will stop hurting and her legs will stop swelling and her stomach will settle down and her energy will return. Waiting is hard, even for nine months.
