This is the season when we hear the word Emanuel sung and spoken of often. As a kid I never knew what that word meant. I know now it means God with us. It sure makes a lot more sense knowing that God became flesh (John 1:14). I love how the Message Bible puts it: “God moved into the neighborhood.” The reason Jesus came was to show us who God is and we know he came to seek and to save that which was lost.
As a former lost person, I sure am glad I was sought and saved. I am grateful to the people God put in my life to show me who God is because God was in them. One of the men God put into my life is a board member of First Priority, JB
Collingsworth. Another man who has influenced my life is a First Priority initiator in Oklahoma City, Stan Stafford. If you have been sought and saved it is often because you saw Jesus in someone. As we reflect on the year and celebrate Jesus’ human birthday, remember the people God has placed in your neighborhood and go seek them because God wants to save them. This was Jesus’ First Priority and it must be ours as well. Mark Roberts - FPOA Staff
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