Dec 25 2008
Joy to the World
Author: Ernie Fitzpatrick
It’s a time, a season to celebrate. Into the world a child was born. Was it a virgin birth or a natural one. Where was this individual between the ages of 12 and 30? Was he the Isha of India and Tibet? Was this child that grew into a man crucified and resurrected at age 33 or was it 55? None of those questions altar the most visible manifestation of God known to man.
God is most defined in Jesus, but not confined to Jesus. What would make a person think that an infinite Creator could be confined to anything or would want to? So, let us bring JOY to the WORLD because the Spirit of the Creator is with us- Emmanuel.
As Richard Rohr wrote, “God is the Alpha and the Omega, but we are the beta, delta, and gamma. We are not the fulfillment of God, but a piece, a piece that resides within. Theological doctrine we can deal with, but ourselves we cannot. It is comparatively easy to admit to a historical divine/human integration or personification, but it is apparently difficult to accept that same integration or personification within our own remembered and regretted lives.”
We can rise above our frailty and limitations because Jesus, who became the Christ did.
Nehemiah 8:10 says in part, “Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the LORD is your strength!” Our strength doesn’t come from fancy anointings, the laying on of hands, or other rituals regardless of their validity. Our strength comes from the unconditional LOVE that we are given every day which when realized brings forth JOY that’s undeniable to the world around us.
In this season, get alone and absorb some of that incredible joy and then share it with your family, the store clerks, gasoline attendant, waiter, and everyone you touch. You could very well change a life, maybe even save on!
About the Author:
As a spiritual-futurist, I interpret current events in light of possible macro-universal forces at play leading up to 2012, but not limited to it.
