A God of surprises
Preached today on the theme of ‘The God of Surprises’ which seemed apt for Advent. What greater surprise for the world that Messiah would come not as some all-conquering superhero (which would have been convenient and fit in with expectations) but rather as a fragile and vulnerable baby.
God surprises us by his choice of people. His Prophets were a mixed bunch, often unwilling to do that which God asked of them, and I guess that’s often true today - we’re often making excuses when the call comes, surprised to be asked, wanting someone else to take our place!
Strangely, we seem to surprise Jesus! Or at least we read that at times he was both surprised by some people’s faith (the centurion) and other’s lack of faith (his own disciples for some!)
A greater surprise might of course be that despite all that we do to hurt Him, God still continues to love us!