Many times in the Christian life, God appears to be invisible.
We cannot see Him.
We cannot see what He is doing.
The fog rolls in; the storm clouds gather, and they shield Him entirely from our view.
That is precisely where the creatures in C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe are at the beginning of the story.
The White Witch has seized control of Narnia and has magically imposed winter. She has terrorized the Narnian inhabitants by turning many into stone and by putting a stop to Christmas.
To make matters worse, Aslan is nowhere to be found.
He is silent. He is hidden from view.
Yet, in the midst of this, the Narnians find hope in the reminder that they share: Aslan is moving. This reminder helps them hold fast, even through the most challenging circumstances when Aslan is silent and seemingly far off.
When we find ourselves amid challenging circumstances, when God is silent and hidden from our view, and when we cannot see what He is doing, we need this same reminder that God is on the move.
He is at work. Even if we cannot see it, the invisible hand of God is moving and working behind the scenes, bringing His perfect purposes to pass in our lives.
This is the story of Advent, God on the move.
For the next four weeks, we will go through Luke chapters 1 and 2.
We will see God’s invisible hand at work
in and through ordinary people and events
to bring Joseph, Mary, and Jesus to Bethlehem,
fulfilling Micah 5:2, which states that the Christ child is to be born in Bethlehem.
God is at work today, just as He was in Luke. He is on the move, even when we cannot see what He is doing.
