And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory,
glory as of the only begotten from the Father full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
glory as of the only begotten from the Father full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
Matthew and Luke are the typical books
read for their accounts of the nativity. Both enable us to visualize
the conception, pregnancy, birth and the first year of Christ. Each
author regales us, in their own unique way, of the events that led up
to one of the greatest stories ever told, but I tend to be a fan of
John’s simple, yet profound, account of the birth of Christ Jesus.
“And the Word became flesh. . .”
This fact sends goose bumps up my arms and
makes the hair on the nape of my neck tingle. The creative essence of
the Father, His Word; the ability to learn and understand, became
visible to us. Wrap your mind around that if you can, because in the
Word becoming flesh, God made alive to us the very spirit of Himself
that gives us thought and the capability of thought, bringing
revelation. Is it any wonder that deep calls to deep?
In the Word becoming flesh we are able to
know the Father in a way that was not available to us before this
occurrence. In the Word becoming flesh we see the unveiled reality and
the veritable essence of matter. We are in direct contact with the
Giver of Life and its all because of His loving kindness toward us,
freely given with no strings attached. He shows Himself to us in His
earthly weakness because He loves us and desires us to be able to
commune with Him.
He is without equal, complete, and perfect
in His unveiled reality and the kicker is He dwelt among us. We were
able to laugh with Him, cry with Him, long with Him, touch Him, watch
Him, study Him, break bread with Him, and love with Him in a way no man
had ever done before. He freely gave of Himself to us.
This Christmas season take a look at the
first chapter of John and see the nativity story come alive in whole
new grace abounding way. “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”
Merry Christmas!
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