Throughout the history of humanity stories have been an integral part of cultural expression. Everyone loves a good story. Today we will explore the reality of the battle of the two kingdoms. The kingdom of darkness, evil and brokenness and the kingdom of light, goodness and love.
It is God’s heart’s desire, in fact His overwhelming delight to make His home in us. But most of all, that we be at home in Him. When we say yes to Jesus, yes to God, the Spirit of God dwells in us.
In this new season God has told us to run fast. He has made us alive to thrive, where we are empowered to live by faith, trusting inn Him, regardless of circumstances. He is the one who leads us beside the still waters and gives us rest, even within the storms of this life.
Everyone is searching for something. It has been said that the ends of life are these three: truth in knowledge or wisdom, life in devotion or emotion and justice in good deeds or works. Another will say the meaning of life is found in truth, beauty and goodness. Yet another will say that truth is relative.
Several hundred years before the first Christmas, God promised the redeemer will come. In the culture of the time a redeemer was a man, a close relative of the same tribe, who buys back what had been lost or taken from their relative. Today we celebrate the redeemer did come.