The Christ Hymn - pt. 5

Therefore …. (Philippians 2.9)

Faith is not about believing certain things. The devil and demons believe all the right things about Jesus Christ, when they fear and flee from Him! Faith is about attitude.

Enter the Holy Spirit. Sure, the Holy Spirit’s action is not explicitly mentioned here. But in the mindset of the Apostle Paul, a first century Jew, the Holy Spirit’s presence, purpose and power is implicitly present and entirely assumed. The Holy Spirit is always the active agent of the Creator God, the God of Israel. God breathes the Holy Spirit out. The Holy Spirit is executor of the will and enabler of the way of God, working with creative and recreative power.

God sent Jesus not to die, but to bring life to the world. That Jesus had to die in bringing this about is not in doubt. But the goal was never death. Death was simply the enemy to be defeated, alongwith the devil, disease and despair. The focus of God is always the generation of light and life that is healthy and good.

To be continued …..