Word Made Flesh Devotion

 Word Made Flesh

John 1:1-18                                                                                                                            

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was with God in the beginning. ³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴ In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome^[a] it. ⁶ There was a man sent from God whose name was John. ⁷ He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. ⁸ He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. ⁹ The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. ¹¹ He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. ¹² Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— ¹³ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. ¹⁴ 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. ¹⁵ (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) ¹⁶ Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. ¹⁷ For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and  is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

Thoughts:

The Word is the creative power of God which encompasses the wisdom of God. He who is all became a human being and dwelt among us.  God with us, Emmanuel.

Martin Luther said: "If you truly believe that the Word became flesh, that the logic of the universe became a human being that belief is powerful enough to drive demons and devils away from you.”  Luther goes on to say that when God took the flesh of a human being, that proves that God is well disposed to us, that God has favor towards us. I like the way Martin Luther thinks.  If the Word became flesh then God connects with us at our deepest levels He didn’t choose to stay in the heavens and be separate but to dwell among us.

I believe John is saying before something was created, there was a plan.  I believe before the world began, Christ was the logic of God, the mind of God, the brilliance of God. Did He exist before measured time began? Who is this word of God for whom all things are made? Who is this light that shines in the darkness? Why would God wish to become a human being?  Before there was matter, before there was light and life, there had to be some logic to it.  There was a master plan.  For those who believe, the Holy Spirit/God/Jesus indwells in us, in the flesh. 

God loves us that much, to come and be with us in every part of our life if we allow Him to.  Words cannot express how exciting that is, that the God of all creation loved me enough to come in the flesh and die in the flesh so that we could be joined together in unity!

Questions:

·         Do you believe that the Word is powerful enough to drive demons and evils away from you?  Have you ever had to use the Word to defend yourself from an enemy attack?

·         Do you really truly embrace that in Christ, God became man. Lived, died, rose again for our salvation and lives with us through the Holy Spirit. That He was from the beginning and is now and ever shall be. That He loves us eternally?

·         Do you believe Jesus was a part of the plan from the beginning?  Why?

Prayer:

God of eternal light, sometimes we become to accustomed to the darkness. But you pierce the darkness with the light of your word. We are grateful that you reveal yourself to us in many ways.
Amen.