We live in a story written by God and marked by love. From creation to culmination, God's heart and character is seen throughout the pages of Scripture and the movements of history. God is inviting his people to be with him to find the fullness of life in Christ.
As we move through what can feel like a crazy Christmas season, we will pause and rest in the story God is welcoming us into.
Merry Christmas! This is the time each year when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. God did not want you to miss THAT he came, WHY he came, and he doesn't want you to miss out on coming to him. He came for the world and came for you. This Christmas, do not miss out on the best gift this world has ever been given.
What we do with the first Christmas will impact how we experience the second Christmas. When Jesus came the first time, it was as a baby in a manger. When he comes the second time, He will come as a King in all his glory. As we continue our series, Rest in the Story, we look at the culmination of all things where God returns, renders judgment, reverses suffering, restores all things, and reigns forever. These are the gifts of the second Christmas that Jesus will give to all who wait for him.
With the Incarnation, our story does not end in the Fall but continues with redemption. Redemption is a promise of freedom to those stuck in sin. It means to buy somebody out of slavery. That is what God has done for us. He has bought us out of slavery and set us free to live lives walking deeply with Him. The redeemed of the LORD declare their redemption and the redemption found in Christ.
The beauty of Creation is met by the brokenness of sin and the fall. Sin has impacted, infected, and affected everything in God's good world. So what would God do in the midst of our sin and rebellion against him? He would come to us, seeking us out, and pursuing us despite our sin-stained lives. If you ever wonder what God would do to you in your sin, look to the incarnation of Jesus Christ. God desires to be Emmanuel: God with us.
You are invited into a story that is written by God and marked by love. God so loves that he created the world with the height of his creation being his people. His heart is to be with us as we know Him and experience all that life has to offer in Him. As we start this series focusing in on the withness of God, rest in the story that God is for us and with us always.
