by Richard Haney, Frontier Fellowship Executive Director
The world is waiting.
Waiting for what? What does the world need most of all?
For one, our world needs more love. It’s plagued by seemingly endless conflicts, natural disasters and societal distress. We all need peace, hope and joy. Millions living below the poverty line long for even the basic necessities of clean water, food, shelter, healthcare and education. And the list goes on.
During the season of Advent, we celebrate the coming of Christ into our world, and we wait for the coming of His Kingdom in all its fullness. As Christians, we live in the tension of the already/not yet, recognizing the Good News Jesus brought to us while still longing for the day when our broken world is finally made whole again.
Shalom, the Hebrew word for peace, describes the kind of compassionate care and love required for human flourishing. Peace is experienced communally when people have food to eat and their children are safe, when pain is met with compassion, when divisions and conflict come to an end and abundance is the occasion for sharing.
So what is a flourishing human life? It’s more than basic sustenance alone. It extends beyond the borders of space and time into eternity. The flourishing life is inextricably linked to the Good News that Jesus is making all things new. This message of hope is ours to proclaim.
As we celebrate Jesus’ coming this Advent season, we remember the more than two billion people who have yet to hear of Him. We believe the Gospel is Good News for all people and every part of life. Together we long for the coming Kingdom where we have a place of belonging, every wrong is made right and we enjoy God’s presence forever.
The world is waiting.
Follow along with our daily Advent series starting Sunday, December 3.
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