He "made known" to the shepherds the birth of Jesus, prompting them to go and find "the baby as He lay in the manger". He gave Peter, a fisherman, revelation to proclaim that Jesus was "the Christ, the Son of the living God". On the road to Damascus, He sovereignly introduced Himself as Jesus to Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee. To Lydia, "a seller of purple fabrics", He opened her heart to receive the gospel message of Christ spoken by the apostle Paul. For all who find themselves believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, members of the Way, members of the body of Christ, He has "caused us to be born again to a living hope".
My "quick reminder" is simply this. No matter how desperate and evil things appear to be in the world and no matter how imperfect things are in the Church, the Holy Spirit is moving mightily all over the world. God is still opening the hearts of men and sovereignly revealing the truth of Jesus to men, women and children "according to the kind intention of His will".
I believe this statement is true today and will be true tomorrow. Somewhere in the world today, December 12, 2008, God opened the hearts of men, women and children and revealed to them the truth of Jesus; that He is "the Christ, the Son of the living God". They have received their "introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand". Praise God!
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