Matthew 1 & 2
Jesus' Ministry Begins

God Arrives in Person

"The time promised by God has come at last!" He announced. "The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!"Mark 1:15(NLT)



This graphic displays the history of universe. God, the Light, created the world (Genesis 1), but we humans fractured it with our selfishness (Genesis 3). God did not however remove his light from the darkness. He entered the darkness by revealing Himself to Abraham and then Isaac and Jacob and Moses and through the Exodus and Prophets and return from exile and so much more. This is the family of Abraham known as Israel.  

Finally, when the time was right, after having met the world halfway, almost on its own terms, God entered the mess himself - as a person, one of those born into the family of Abraham. The Light came Physically to earth   John 1:1-18. Yet, writes John, most prefer the darkness to the light.  

Mark begins his Gospel very plainly and very profoundly. He says that with coming of Jesus, the Life of God has arrived. Heady stuff. That’s the Big Story, God’s Upper Story. Is the Upper Story impacting your lower story? 

Prayer  

“Lord, I get it, now, by your grace, give me what is necessary to fully embrace it. Amen."