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God with us?! ...

Friday, Aug 16, 2012. What do we mean when we talk about God's presence? What does it mean that “God is with us”? Does it mean we are now the invincible people? Does it mean that everything will go well in our life?

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Do we try to misuse God? …

History is full of human behavior. When it comes to the role of religion, that seems to be even stronger. “God with us” has been a song which reminds me of wars and conflicts - and the illusions of both sides in many of our past historical periods in Europe and America.

It is always a good idea to look into the biblical understanding of a phrase. The bible is not influenced by standard human error when it comes to the role of God in the life of individuals or whole nations. He is the universal Lord, God of all. When we try to use him and make him an instrument of our own control or victory, we are very wrong in our understanding of who he is and what he wants.

God is different. We call him “holy”. He is trustworthy. He is the helper, the supporter, the lover. He is also just and full of truth. He does not need to pretend to be something which he is not - the lies of marketing and sales are not part of his character.

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Humility as leading feature …

Humility is one of the leading character features which Jesus shows. Jesus is also called God's messanger, he is called God's son. And he is called God himself, one person of Vather, Son and Holy Spirit, which are the one God. His humility is God's humility. His love is God's love. His justice is God's justice.

We often try to use God for our goals and targets. And he is willing to help and support us - in his justice and love. But he is not willing to let us misuse him continuously. He will stop us, when we move into the wrong direction, with questionable targets and motives. He is with us in the sense that he deeply loves us and wants to fill our life. But he also accepts our freedom - even the freedom to run into a personal catastrophe and destroy our life.

So “God with us” also means that we are transformed. It means change for us, since his holy character in our life means strong change, continuous change, continuing change. We are transformed into his image. We are taken into a community, where humility, truth, love, patience are leading principles, active and full of life! (Roland Potthast) ... more texts

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