The Word...

Words.

We use them everyday. We write them. We speak them.

Words can heal, hurt, love, destroy and uplift. Words are more powerful than nearly any man-made tool on this earth. With a single word or phrase, the whole world can be changed.

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light....And God said... And it was so

Genesis 1: 3-7

When God spoke, the world and everything in and around it was created. This statement is amazing, but what is truly astounding is the rest of the story that we read in the book of John....

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.

John 1: 1-3

God spoke the world into being - - and the Word He used was Jesus. The Word was with God and the Word was God...through him ALL things were made. Jesus is at the center of the creation story - at the very beginning of all relationships between God and man. Jesus formed that bond and after man destroyed the relationship with God through his sinful act, Jesus became the reconciliation bridge to our salvation.

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 took on the body of a human being - Jesus - so that we could experience the glory of once again being in relationship with God our Creator. He came in the form of a little baby to a young mother who was a willing servant.

As we prepare for the celebration of Jesus' birth, let us not forget that he always was and without him there never would have been...

Christmas is a time of remembering the beginning of the middle of the story, but we should also take a moment, in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season to remember that little baby was also there at the beginning of the story and he will be there at the end...

“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

Revelation 22:12-13

Scripture

John 1:1-22

Quote of the Day

Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but wise words endure.
Edward Thorndike

Thought of the Day

As you use your words today, chose them wisely; they have power beyond our wildest imaginings.

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