Christ Is With Us!
"I press toward the goal for the prize of
the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3:14
The Age of Enlightenment saw the rise of Deism,
a view that describes God as the Creator but not
maintainer of earth. Theism believes in a personal,
involved God; Deism believes
in an impersonal,
detached God.
The rise of Deism was consistent with the Enlightenment’s
growing disregard for the Bible, a book whose God is anything
but impersonal and detached. When Jesus sent the apostles out
to evangelize the world, He did not say, “I’m leaving! It’s all up to
you now!” Instead, He promised to be with them “to the end of
the
age” (Matthew 28:20), “working with them” in their apostolic tasks
(Mark 16:20). He even sent His Spirit to “guide [them] into all truth”
(John 16:13). We're not called and commissioned to grow to maturity
on our own. Jesus, by His Spirit, enables us in all He asks us to do
for Him.
Whatever God calls you to do in ministry,
family, or vocation, you're not alone.
Jesus,
by His Spirit, is with you to conform you to
His image (Romans 8:29).
"Talk with us, Lord, Thyself reveal, while here
o’er earth we rove; speak to our hearts,
and let us feel the kindling of Thy love."
Charles Wesley
