1 Thessalonians 3:1-2
1 Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, 2 and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith,
Last December, we titled our Christmas Series Invasion. We think of Jesus’ birth with the misty eyes and wide smiles that anyone has at the birth of a baby. How cute! And He was in a barn so we can imagine babies and add in little lambs! But the Bible sees the event in a totally different light. It was an invasion. High Heaven had sent God to become a man. Shakespeare wrote himself into the play.
Most Christians seem to miss the example of Jesus’ invasion just like we often miss the magnitude of the event. We can’t be born into another world like Jesus, but we are called to fish for men. We are an invasive species, like light or salt, we make our presence known. Every person you see today has a life that needs the impact of Jesus and He has decided to make that impact through you. How will you bring joy and peace to someone else today?
Prayer prompt: Lord, please show me someone and some way to bring Your light to today.
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