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"Building the new temple together" Divine service from 2022 Community Edition 4
When I think about the worldwide people of God, it strikes me how different they can be. What is striking is the huge diversity that exists among the people of God. First, they live in different countries. In some countries there is peace and security, but in a number of countries there is high criminality and war. Some countries are very developed, others are much less developed. Some countries are very wealthy, others are very poor. And this impacts the living conditions of our brothers and sisters, which really are very different.
There is also a huge diversity in our Church. In some countries we have millions of members, while in others there are maybe only a dozen. There are children of God who belong to a huge congregation, and there are others who are alone and isolated. And when you look at their personal situation the diversity becomes even bigger. Some are healthy, others have always been sick. There are poor and rich people. Some live very long, while the lifespan of others is very short. Some have plenty of gifts, skills, and potential; while others have much less. There is a huge diversity.
As human beings we cannot explain this. It is useless to even think about it, because one would not find an answer. All we know is that God wants to eliminate this injustice. He wants to lead all human beings into the new creation, where there is no injustice, where all human beings are free from evil, death, and sickness. That is all we know.
On Pentecost we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit—and that is something great. All children of God who have been reborn out of water and the Spirit have received the same gift: the gift of the Holy Spirit. With it they have received the possibility to be transformed into the image of Christ. They have been given the possibility to enter the kingdom of God as firstlings. And each one who has been reborn out of water and the Spirit has received exactly the same gift of the Holy Spirit. All have exactly the same opportunity, the same chance to enter the kingdom of God as firstlings. The conditions or circumstances one lives in do not matter. Whether one is healthy or not, rich or not, whether one is gifted or not is irrelevant. What does matter is one’s willingness to be transformed into the image of Christ. If we are determined to enter the kingdom of God as firstlings, God will provide all we need. Whatever conditions we may live in, the great comfort of Pentecost is that we have all received the same gift, the same chance. Which congregation you belong to, how old you are, and so on is irrelevant. Let us be determined to enter the kingdom of God and to be transformed into the image of Christ. I tell you, you can do it!