In Acts 8 we follow Philip as God leads him to a road where he meets a man reading from the Old Testament. In this moment, he is invited to share his first hand experience of following Jesus, and the man’s life is forever changed. How might God be opening doors and creating changes for us to share the good news in this season?
On Christmas Eve we celebrate that heaven came to earth, that Jesus was born, and that God’s promise to reconcile us to Him became real and embodied. This is also an invitation and reminder that we are also called to be ambassadors of reconciliation to our hurting and broken world.
It’s one thing to say you believe in something or value something. It’s another thing altogether to show it, do it, and embody it. Jesus’ life was not grounded in a list of moral teachings that he talked about, but in a life that he invites us to be part of in the Kingdom of God in the here and now. This Kingdom lifestyle was shocking because God’s love extended to all, and didn’t hinge on the goodness of us, but the goodness of God.
Christianity is unique among world religions in that God walked the earth with His people. In Isaiah we read all about the coming Savior whose life and ministry will shape nations, and us.