We Are Christians

We are Christians.

That is an amazing and wonderful assertion of truth. It means that we have come to know that the man, Jesus of Nazareth, who lived over 2000 years ago in a remote village in the Middle East was God incarnate--that He spoke with the voice of the God Who created us, man and woman, and the entire universe. We have come to know, through the miracle of faith, that His amazing promises are true—that He is the way, truth and life. In Him we are delivered from darkness into light, from enslavement into freedom, from the worries and cares of this world into peace, from selfish and self-centered living into compassion, from meaninglessness into eternal significance, from death into eternal and abundant life, from despair into joy, from weakness and vulnerability to the dark prince of this world into a glorious victory over all life's tribulations and even death itself, which is our final victory. In Him we have been ushered into the Kingdom of God which exists on earth and in heaven. We celebrate that we are no longer of the world; only temporarily in it. As we have practiced being obedient to Him by loving all people with His Love, we have discovered on ever more deep and profound levels that He is who He claimed to be, and that His promises are being fulfilled in us—His promises of peace, joy and abundant life. Each week we gather together to celebrate this eternal Reality with our brothers and sisters in the Family of God. We receive His forgiveness and live in the Light of His Grace. We partake of His body and blood, receiving more and more of Him into us. We receive His Living Word, our life and vitality—the power to overcome the world, as He has overcome it. When we examine our lives we see that, because of our devotion to Him as Lord, we have become progressively more decent human beings, able to love more unselfishly; safer for our loved ones. And this causes us to rejoice and grow in our faith in Him. We try not to take all this wonderment for granted—to become dull of hearing. We try to stay awake and aware of how wonderful it is that we have been given eyes to see and ears to hear the Truth that perpetually sets us free. We see, with sadness, that many in our world have not received this wonderful gift; and how Satan continues to use them to wreak havoc in our world; to steal, kill and destroy that which is valued by God and vital for our happiness. This creates in us a holy desire to obey His great command to go into the world and teach His Way, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; bringing them to Jesus Who alone can set them free and open their eyes. We love them in His Name. And this Love becomes, more and more, the meaning of our existence. All else fades away into the bleak abyss of meaninglessness, from which we are so thankful that we have been redeemed.

Christ is Lord!

His Lordship is all we have ever needed, and all we will ever need.

May His Name be praised forever and ever!