In the story of God, He created a world in which His story would unfold. From the very

beginning a villain, an antagonist, was presented. But God also wrote into His story a

deliverer who would bring deliverance. This hero was foreshadowed and imaged throughout

biblical revelation and history. The foretelling and figure were so exact that when the hero

arrived all who were looking were able to identify God’s hero. The Hero came at a very

specific time in history and with a distinct purpose. He came as a deliverer and He brought

with Him deliverance. The Hero has finished the work entrusted to Him by His Father; now

He gives to His people the responsibility to carry on the work of proclamation to all the

nations. Even though we acknowledge the story of God, we fail to see how we are living in

the story and how our lives are a part of the ongoing story of God.