God designed people to be a receptacle of the divine, a place where the life of God flows. Jesus came to demonstrate that humanity could house divinity. Thus, he became a doorway for people to access a life that has the qualities of eternity.
Jesus' presence on earth makes it possible for all of us to receive the Holy Spirit as assuredly present (humanity houses divinity). (John 14) To ordinary human beings, he makes it his mission to offer freedom and wholeness (Luke 4:18). He brings light and life. (John 8). It seems no simple matter to make it possible for human beings to receive glory, yet Jesus does (John 17).
This is no ordinary life. It is how any of us can live "right side up," as Dallas Willard says, and head in the right direction. This is good news. This is the best news. Heaven's evidence begins in me now. For this I am grateful.
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