The Word Became Flesh

 

“ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

—John 1:1

The first three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, each begin their narration of the life of the Lord Jesus Christ somewhat differently. Matthew and Luke begin with the birth of Jesus. Mark begins with John the Baptist in the wilderness.

The fourth gospel, the Gospel of John, begins the narration at the time of creation. Notice how John tells his story in John 1:1-5 and 14:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Let us rejoice this day that the living “Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us,”—even the very Son of God, our Savior the Lord Jesus Christ. In and through Him we have new life.

While, for a time, we each lived in the darkness of sin, now the Light of Life has come to gather us into His glorious Kingdom. Therefore, we have a reason to rejoice in this new day.

In truth, we humans cannot begin to comprehend the enormity of this act of amazing love. God loved us so much that He was willing to send His one and only Son to earth to inhabit a human form and be subjected to every ill that afflicts the humans in our world becuase of the sin of Adam. Though Jesus lived His life totally without sin, He had to experience every bad influence that has so damaged humankind.

In the face of this unbelieveable experience—God becoming man—we receive this immeasureable outpouring of God’s unfailing love. If ever we had a reason to bow before God in worship, with hearts filled with thanksgiving, this event certainly gives us such a reason.

 

Based on a blog originally posted on Friday, October 9, 2015

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