A Different Nativity Story: In the Beginning was the Word…
Today’s Gospel lesson in church spoke to us of a different kind of Nativity story. We looked at John 1:1. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” And John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth…”
Pastor Fred spoke to us today about how these words are to remind us that just as everything God has created was spoken with a Word (Genesis Chapter 1), so is God’s own Son, Word of God, existent at The Beginning, and become flesh in our time (okay, about 2010 years ago). In becoming flesh, God has become a part of us and dwells within us. We carry God with us wherever we go and are to shine like the light of God in the world.
If there was ever a question about the Bible being the inspired Word of God, these passages from John certainly clinch it for me. They are pure, God-inspired poetry. The vision that birthed these words could only, in my mind, be inspired by God. In just a few words, the confirmation of Jesus as God’s own Son is poetically and symbolically gifted to us. The entire Gospel of John is rich in imagery to help us understand the magnitude of who Jesus is and how much God loves us.
Today’s Gospel lesson in church spoke to us of a different kind of Nativity story. We looked at John 1:1. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” And John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth…”
Pastor Fred spoke to us today about how these words are to remind us that just as everything God has created was spoken with a Word (Genesis Chapter 1), so is God’s own Son, Word of God, existent at The Beginning, and become flesh in our time (okay, about 2010 years ago). In becoming flesh, God has become a part of us and dwells within us. We carry God with us wherever we go and are to shine like the light of God in the world.
If there was ever a question about the Bible being the inspired Word of God, these passages from John certainly clinch it for me. They are pure, God-inspired poetry. The vision that birthed these words could only, in my mind, be inspired by God. In just a few words, the confirmation of Jesus as God’s own Son is poetically and symbolically gifted to us. The entire Gospel of John is rich in imagery to help us understand the magnitude of who Jesus is and how much God loves us.
What an awesome responsibility! Just think how the world might change if we all acted as if God was living within us, and we wanted to share him with everyone we meet. Now that’s a New Year’s Resolution!
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