Second Sunday of Advent

Text: Malachi 3:1-4

Prepare the way, meaning make space, but not just any space, sacred space. God wants to live with his people, and but he is a refining fire and will consume anything that is unholy. He came to dwell in the temple, then he came to dwell in Jesus (God in the flesh), and he wants to dwell in us through the Holy Spirit. In order to do this, we must do as John the Baptist taught us--repent.