140 Years of Jesus in Idaho Falls

  Can we identify God’s acts of judgment today or in recent history? (Part 1 of 3) Scripture reveals many ways in which Jesus is at work in our world, ways that we can identify Him, and through “seeing” Him, praise Him, work with Him, and make Him known to others. Clearest of these ways are things He said He would do, and these have been discussed in my previous blogs.   But are there other whole categories of ways that it is possible to see Jesus at work around us? One of these categories I want to consider in this blog is His acts of judgment. This will not be a review of all of what Scripture says about God’s acts of judgment.   In communion we remember and celebrate the judgment of the cross.   We rejoice that the ruler of this world has been judged (John 16:8) and that when Jesus died and rose “judgment (was) now upon this world and now the ruler of this world (was) cast out.” (John 12:31).   I will not discuss any of the many passages that speak of God’s judgment in a future

  Seeing Jesus in circumstances And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.   Romans 8:28 We have an abundance of insight into God’s will as revealed in His word.  We also know that while we can walk in the light in fellowship with Jesus, and have been transferred out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of God’s Son, we daily deal with the evil in our culture and our hearts, the forces of the world which seek to turn us away from God and a host of unseen powers that oppose God’s kingdom, making us blind to it, deaf to His voice and confused concerning His will.   While Scripture has clear statements of how Jesus is at work, there are more subtle ways that we can also identify His activity.  One of these ways is seeing circumstances come together in ways which accord with His will, that seem extremely unlikely without His involvement, and that result in His glory.  These can be on a pe