Walk Off the Assembly Line
Hear Joni talk about Dr. John Piper’s fresh look at why Jesus, the Son of God came.
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It's Shauna on Joni Eareckson Tada Sharing hope with a story from Joni and John Piper on this Christmas Eve.
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I always love reading sermons or essays that share an unusual perspective on the Christmas story. And this one by Dr. John Piper is a favorite. Listen to the way he describes the good news of Christmas. He starts by saying the assembly line of Satan turns out millions of sins every day. He packs them into a huge cargo plane and flies them to heaven and spreads them out before God and laughs and laughs and laughs. Some people work full time on the assembly line, others have quit their jobs there and only now and then return. Every minute of work on the assembly line makes God the laughing stock of Satan. Sin is his business because he hates the light and the beauty and the purity and the glory of God. And nothing pleases him more than when creatures distrust and disobey their maker.
Therefore, Christmas is good news for man and good news for God. 1 Timothy, chapter 1, verse 15 says the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. That's good news for us, but it's also good news for God because First John, chapter 3, verse 8 says the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. Now Christmas is good news for God because Jesus has come to lead a strike at Satan's assembly plant. He has walked right into the plant, called for the solidarity of the faithful and begun a massive walkout.
Christmas is a call to go on strike at the assembly plant of sin. No negotiations with the management, no bargaining, just single-minded unswerving opposition to the product that is to destroy the works of the devil. Christmas Solidarity aims to ground the cargo planes. It will not use force or violence, but with relentless devotion to truth. It will expose the life-destroying conditions of the devil's industry. Christmas Solidarity will not give up until a complete shutdown has been achieved. When will that shutdown happen? When the works of the devil are finally destroyed.
Thank you, John Piper, for giving us a fresh look at why Jesus, the Son of God, came. Yes, of course it's good news for us, but it's also good news for God the Father. For when sin has been destroyed, God's name will be wholly exonerated. No one will be laughing at him anymore. No one's life will be used as ammunition for the devil. Satan will no longer be able to mock God, taunt him, or try to smear his good name or reputation.
So friend, if you want to give a wonderful gift to God this Christmas, walk off the assembly line of sin and never go back. Take up your place in the picket line of love. Join Christmas Solidarity until the majestic name of God is cleared and he stands glorious amid the accolades of the righteous, and keep at it until all the works of the devil are destroyed. For the Son of God appeared at Christmas to destroy the works of the enemy.
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About Joni Eareckson Tada: Sharing Hope
Joni Eareckson Tada: Sharing Hope is a broadcast ministry of Joni and Friends committed to bringing the Gospel and practical help to people impacted by disability around the world. Joni and Friends has been advancing disability ministry for over 40 years. Their mission to glorify God, communicate the Gospel and mobilize the global church to evangelize, disciple and serve people living with disability answers the call found in Luke 14 to “bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame… so that my house will be full.”
About Joni Eareckson Tada
Joni Eareckson Tada is an esteemed Christian stateswoman and respected global leader in disability advocacy. Although a 1967 diving accident left her a quadriplegic, she emerged from rehabilitation with a determination to help others with similar disabilities. Mrs. Tada serves as CEO of Joni and Friends, a Christian organization which provides programs and services for thousands of special-needs families around the world. President Reagan appointed Mrs. Tada to the National Council on Disability, then reappointed by President George H.W. Bush. During her tenure, the ADA was passed and signed into law. Mrs. Tada served as advisor to Condoleezza Rice on the Disability Advisory Committee to the U.S. State Department. She served as Senior Associate for Disability Concerns for the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. The Colson Center on Christian Worldview awarded Joni Tada its prestigious William Wilberforce Award, and she was also inducted into
Indiana Wesleyan University’s Society of World Changers.
Joni Eareckson Tada has been awarded several honorary degrees, including Doctor of Humanities from Gordon College and Doctor of Divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary. She is an effective communicator, sharing her inspirational message in books, through artwork, radio, and other media. Joni Tada served as General Editor of the Beyond Suffering Bible, a special edition published by Tyndale for people affected by disability. Joni and her husband Ken were married in 1982 and reside in Calabasas, California.
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