If you ever wondered about the validity of your life – Why am I here? Do I count? Does anybody care? What is the reason for my existence? – there is one event that has settled the issue once and for all. It is the fact that God, the creator of all things, poured Himself fully into the form of a human being and became (and still is) one of us.

And if one human life is capable of taking on and expressing fully the character and presence of God, then every human life is potentially that valuable, and yours would certainly be no exception. You were made to take on God.

How does that feel? Does that feel awkward? Does it feel religious? Does it feel inappropriate… you taking on God? Audacious? Actually, it should be none of these, maybe slightly supernatural, but with the emphasis on natural. This is God invading our natural life with His Holy Spirit. This does not make us perfect, it makes us whole, holy, sacred to the extent that we are being put to our intended use. We make God smile.

In the 2 Corinthians passage we’ll be talking about tomorrow night, Paul says we are a fragrance of Christ to God. Christ, who dwells in us by faith, is a sweet aroma to God the Father. His Son has completed His work on the cross and the end result created a home for His Spirit in your heart, and this is first and foremost for God’s pleasure. That fragrance will have an effect on others in the world, but that is only secondary.

So even before you do anything, you are being who you were meant to be by having Christ in your heart by faith.

This amazing event – God pouring Himself into human flesh – is going to be the focus of a special live presentation at the Isaiah House tomorrow night. With the help of your generous gifts at Christmastime, we are pleased to be bringing C. McNair Wilson to perform his fast-paced, 28-character one-man play, The Fifth Gospel, a hilarious and poignant retelling of the gospel story. This one-hour play captures the reality of God becoming man like nothing I have ever experienced. The women of Isaiah House are in for a very special treat.

Immediately following the performance, I will be conducting our live teleconference Bible study once again from my car somewhere in Santa Ana. You won’t want to miss that! Email Marti at [email protected] if you’d like to download our study guide and plan to be with us!

Teleconference details:
Dial in number: 218-237-3840
Access code: 124393
Time: Wednesday night, 7 pm PST (10 pm EST)