When someone has an epiphany, it's not that reality changed. The way they see that reality did. In the same way, having Jesus in our lives doesn't always mean our reality changes. It simply means we see that reality differently (and better). Today we get an “Epiphany Orientation” about the agenda God sets for Christ and his people. Though there will be times when Christ’s gospel is popular and well-received, that popularity in and of itself is not the goal. Nor does that popularity in and of itself define success. Instead, God’s agenda for Christ and his kingdom is simply to preach the gospel in every place throughout the world. When that agenda is carried out, Christ and his people have successfully carried out their work.