Advent: Day One

Today was the first day of Advent. I'm doing Isaiah, so intercession is the focus. I started out reading Isaiah 11:1-10. This was such a cool passage. Things that popped out were that the one coming has the Spirit of God, has the Spirit of healing, the Spirit of understanding, the Spirit of power, and the Spirit of fear of the Lord. Also, at the end it says that the one that is coming will be a banner for for all people and will be a marvelous place of rest. This passage was so beautiful to me and was really helpful during my time of prayer. While I was praying, I was reminded of all the pain people around me are going through or have gone through. In spite of this, Christ is all powerful and nothing is impossible with him. The time of intercession reminded me of the essence of Advent, which is waiting patiently and earnestly for Christ to heal all of the hurt and be a place of rest.