Wednesday, December 3, 2014

December 4, 2014

"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." John 1:14 

The baby Jesus came to be the voice of God, the "logos", revealing the knowledge and wisdom of God. Heaven came down to speak the mind of God.

The baby Jesus also came to be a vision of God. 

No one has seen God, nor could they see Him. 

He is a Spirit and human eyes are blind to the spirit world. 

More over, His holiness and majesty would mean instant death to any mortal who dared to look upon Him.

Those who saw Him in visions, such as Isaiah and John, were at a loss for words trying to describe what they saw.

So, what a better way to reveal Himself than to don flesh and come as a human being?

Heaven came down at Christmas in the person of the baby Jesus so people can lay eyes on the glory of God!

What is the glory of God?

The glory of God is everything He is in His Being, His Essence and His Nature - everything He is that we aren't!

Jesus was as much of God's glory as He could pack into human flesh. When people looked at Jesus they got a glimpse of the glory of God.

Think about all that Jesus was and yet He was just a limited glance of God's glory!

Wow!






December 3, 2014

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1

"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." John 1:14

The "Word" that spoke the world into existence and launched our universe and everything that's in it, that "Word" became a tiny and innocent and vulnerable baby boy!

The "Word" that commanded, "Let there be a sun!" also spoke, "Let there be THE Son!"

That "Word" that became the Son was there when the sun was spoken into existence. In fact, He was there when ALL the suns where created at His "Word"!

The "Word" became flesh to dwell among us and to dwell like us to make it possible for you to dwell with Him and become like Him!

Jesus, as the "Word", came to be the voice of God in this world! And while still a tiny baby, well before he could talk, the "Word" spoke volumes by His birth! His birth said:

1) 400 years of  Heavenly silence was now broken!
2) Hundreds of prophecies were being fulfilled and scores of others would be during His life!
3) All of God's promises where kept by the Birth of Christ and the rest would be secured by His life, death and resurrection!
4) The fulfillment of God's prophecies and His promises through the birth of Christ spoke hope for all His promises yet to be fulfilled!

Once He learned to talk, the "Word" spoke healing words and He spoke helpful words, and He spoke words of holiness!

When the "Word" in flesh spoke, lives changed! Demons fled form the voice of God spoken by the "Word". Disease ceased at the voice of God spoken by the "Word". Even death was overpowered by the voice of God spoken by the "Word".

Christmas celebrates the good news of great joy - Jesus came to be the voice of God!

Have you heard that voice?

Are you listening?