In this past Sunday's sermon, Pastor Sam shared with us that the Advent of Christ is a phenomenon that transcends time.
Christ came. As we noted in Tuesday's post, we have historical record that Jesus was born into a particular time and place.
Christ comes. As Christians, we walk in a lived experience of Jesus being present in us. Every day we embrace a new opportunity to see the life and ministry of Jesus being represented in the way we treat ourselves and others.
Christ will come. At some future point in time, our Lord will return to bring the righteous into eternal life, and the wicked into eternal punishment (see Matthew 25).
How do we respond to this truth? We look back with gratitude; we live today with joy; we look forward with hopeful expectation.
Our pastor noted that Christ is the King in the kingdom of God: He is the already, and the not yet.
Believe this truth.
Live in accordance with this truth.
Proclaim this truth.
Veni, Emmanuel.
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