During the Christmas season, people have different hopes based on who they are and what stage of life they are in. During the Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Green Tuesday Christmas shopping rush, parents are hoping they got good deals for their children for Christmas presents that didn’t bust their Christmas budgets. Children are hoping their Christmas list is getting filled. Retailers are hoping that consumers are buying and making their store profits go up for the year. Wholesalers are hoping the retailers are selling, so they can sell them more goods to sell later. Manufacturers are hoping…you get the idea. 

God is hoping for something altogether different. 

The famous Christmas prophecy of Isaiah describes God’s hopes.

Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end (Isaiah 9:7, Luke 1:33).

To God, the Christmas season is about drawing us to Himself in such a way that we yield to His government of Jesus Christ within. When we yield, the peace of God is released in our lives. 

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called (Colossians 3:15).

What God hopes for, He also releases His faith for, so that we see practical results in the earth today. God is increasing His government in the earth in the person of Jesus Christ, and the Christmas season is a great time to more fully surrender to His lordship over our lives for His perfect peace.