You Are The Answer

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

            The truly amazing thing about the Christian life is that we have a God who became like us. How could God communicate His love to people in a more personal way than to become like them?

            Man had a need. God had the answer. He would come as a man, be rejected and crucified. Then He would be buried and raised again three days later. Some would follow, but most would reject Him.

            In the world today Jesus is no longer here bodily. His presence is manifested through His church, the body of Christ. In other words, as Jesus was the answer, (and of course still is) the church is the answer for the world, as we become the feet, hands and mouth of Jesus.

            The Apostle Paul says, “To the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” (1 Corinthians 9:22)  Paul knew that if the gospel was to be spread he had to do it. He was the answer for the world around him. He said in Romans 1:16, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.”

            As Jesus came bodily, so must we recognize that we are here in Christ’s stead.  ( 2 Corinthians 5:20) We are the answer for the world around us. Let’s become what we need to become, so that we can communicate to people the love that God demonstrated to us.