NMC Audio Podcast

While we celebrate Jesus’ first coming to earth at Christmas, there’s a second coming yet to happen. It is to be embraced. The correlations between the two are amazing. One brings great opportunity for forgiveness and hope. The second brings the ultimate—eternal life. While many celebrate His first coming, not everyone is prepared for His second coming. Let’s get ready!

John 1:14—Christmas is about Jesus leaving heaven and coming to Earth. Jesus, being fully man and yet fully God, moved into our world and allowed us to get a glimpse of God. Just as Jesus impacted the world that he physically moved into, He asks us to do the same thing. The neighborhood changes when the Spirit of God encounters it. We have the opportunity to be a part of that event.

Colossians 1:15-20—The union of Heaven and Earth is what the story of the Bible is all about. God created the world to be in perfect union with Heaven. The tabernacle and temple were spaces where Heaven and Earth overlapped. Ultimately, God sent His own Son so that Heaven and Earth collided in one person. Jesus makes a way for us all to experience that collision in our own lives.

Oftentimes, we look at Jesus and ask or even wish that He fulfill our personal agenda. Jesus is not as interested in our agenda for Him, as he is in His agenda for us.