If Jesus seems distant to you, you are not alone. For many, Jesus is abstract. He is like that piece of modern art you just don’t get and have trouble relating to. But this is not the Jesus in the gospels nor of early church tradition. Jesus is right here , right now—and that idea will renew your life. 1. Jesus is indeed fully human and fully God—that changes everything. In the moment when God becomes flesh, God is with us in a more profound way than ever before. Jesus took on the form of a person in order to forever bond the spiritual and physical—to bridge the gap sin had created. “ ‘Behold, the virgin will become pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Emmanuel,’ which is translated, ‘God with us.’ ” ( Matthew 1:23 LEB ) And this changes everything, right here , right now. If God is with us , then what can stand in opposition ( Romans 8:37–39 )? God is dwelling among us: “And the Word became flesh and took up...
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