Approaching Advent

As we approach Advent, it's good to remember who our Jesus Christ is:

• He is the key to the Cosmos, the Word of God come among us, the centre of all whether or not all acknowledge Him. Jesus is the One whose inherent integrity gives shape and significance to everything that is noble, good and true.
• He is the bringer of hope, the fulfillment and fulfiller of all that God our Creator has purposed and promised. He is the vine that overflows with fruitfulness and fullness, replete in the generosity of God's glory and goodness towards us.
• He is the manifestation of our heavenly Father's full, loving care for our humanity. He is our Father's true Son and our true, elder brother. He is the pure and righteous One who has fully and unconditionally entered our sinful predicament to embrace us in our degradation, taking all our sin and sickness to Himself; and to lift us up in His resurrection, clothing us even now in the presence and power of His transforming love.
• He is the declaration of God's judgment over the world. He is the demonstration of a consecrated life that worships God by offering His body, mind and emotions into an investment in showing mercy, pursuing justice, caring for the poor, marginalised and oppressed; and standing over against unrighteousness, selfishness, greed and exploitation.