Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.
The only hope for idol-addicted sinners who are utterly incapable of decluttering their souls is Jesus, the one at the heart of the gospel, and the only one who stands before the Father with an undivided heart.

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Toy Story is indeed a Christmas story.
Paul calls them the fruits of the Spirit after all
Easter must be seen in light of the cross. It must never overshadow Good Friday. They are a packaged deal!
We give thanks to the Father who has made a way for us to sit at his table.
We do not live in the greatness of our own deeds. We boast in the greatness of one deed that God himself has done through Jesus Christ on the cross.
It turns out that when Elijah battled depression, God sent someone to just be with him. To comfort him.
Jesus comes to you. He binds your wounds, and he pours out his body and his blood for the forgiveness of your sins.
When you walk into church on Sunday, you may not notice, but there are wounded soldiers sitting in every single pew.
And because Jesus on the cross was sin in its entirety, God cannot look at him. He turns his face away, causing Jesus to cry out in utmost agony, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”
This is Christmas. It is Jesus becoming all sin from generation to generation.