They’re Still Waiting

We’ve just come through the very harried and exciting Christmas season; a time when Christians for sure should reflect on the single event that altered history for all time; God’s entrance into the human sphere and into human experience in the form of a man; the putting aside of His majesty, glory and royalty to become one of us and doing it without an attitude or superiority complex (some of us cannot even muster being an Elder/Pastor without an attitude). Christ (the Word of God as seen in Genesis) became flesh so that He could live among men; He incarnated Himself as a human being so that He could reach us and show us how possible it is to live righteously before God. It’s an awesome reminder to the Church during this season and beyond about what God expects of us. We must be an incarnational community of people;patterning ourselves after the model of Jesus; becoming flesh or “real”; exposing ourselves; our weaknesses; our failings so that the transforming power of Christ may be more effectively evidenced in us. We are not superior to the world; we are humbly transformed by the wonderful grace of God and our lives must be open books which tell others that basically if He took me and is still taking me (albeit kicking and screaming) out of my mess; then surely He can do it for you. Let’s inhabit the earth and be a part of the world Christ came to save, even though spiritually we’re not of it (we live by different rules; march to the beat of a different drummer) but we must be present if we’re going to transform humanity through the power of Christ; it won’t happe magically from the sidelines of heaven, (nor from the comfort and beauty of varnished pews and stained glass windows). Let’s step into the places where ordinary people walk; let’s live in their spaces and share their experiences (without sin!?)Let’s be energized and motivated to not just focus on Christ’s incarnation at this time of the year; but let us Live it; really; INSIDE OUT! The peole who live among us are waiting.