Scripture

In the beginning the Word already existed;

The Word was with God

And the Word was God

He existed in the beginning with God.

Observation

Before time was, the Word (i.e. Jesus) already existed with God, because He was God. God created everything through the Word.

The Word is the source of life and He is the light.

God sent John the Baptist to tell about Jesus. Jesus is the light who gives light to everyone

The Word, the light, Jesus, came into the world He had created, but people did not recognise Him; in fact they rejected Him. To everyone who accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of god by being reborn.

From Christ we have received blessing upon blessing. No one has ever seen God, but Christ, who is Himself God, and is near the Father’s heart, He has revealed God to us.

Application

Jesus was not born at Christmas, at least not in the sense that this was the start of his existence. No, as the divine Son of God, Jesus has always existed.

We see a man, but He is also God. Divine and human natures come together in one person.

The Word was with God, and He was God. The Son of God was God, but separate from the Father.

Christmas is all about the coming of God into the world. The divine Son of God became the Son of Man to show us how our lives should be lived and to pay the penalty for our sins.

All of this is too big for human minds to fully comprehend. What we can comprehend is that God loves us and desires us to be reconciled to Him.

When we accept that love and receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, then we are born again, and we can walk in friendship with God.

Prayer

Lord, you are greater than human minds can fathom. But your love is something we can hold on to and receive by faith. Thank you for loving me and saving me. Amen