HOW THE WORD BECOMES FLESH

HOW THE WORD BECOMES FLESH

by Chip Brogden

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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:1,14).

On December 25 each year many people celebrate Christmas, and while there are differences of opinion among Christians as to how or if this holiday should be observed, I take the same view as Paul did on how to celebrate the Sabbath: "One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind" (Rom. 14:5). That's Paul's way of saying it doesn't matter, and God doesn't care, about your rules and customs surrounding days of the week or year. Whatever you do, or don't do, do it as unto the Lord.

But what ought to really excite us whenever we contemplate the birth of Jesus is the fact that "the Word became flesh." This is the most remarkable event in the history of God's dealings with mankind. The implications are staggering. Most interesting is the fact that John declares this significant truth – that God became a man – without even referencing His birth in Bethlehem. Those details are provided by other Gospel writers, but for John, the spiritual import of this momentous occasion transcended the physical, geographic, historical, and political context in which it took place.

That John calls Jesus "the Word" makes it all the more intriguing. This description is uniquely John's. It covers the birth of Jesus as well as His second coming, when John sees Him returning with the armies of heaven and declares His name to be "the Word of God" (Rev. 19:13). Here is One Who so perfectly knows and fulfills the will of His Father that He is synonymous with it. The Word of God is, of course, the Will of God, in all of its expressions – the highest and most perfect expression of all being Christ the Living Word. This Word became flesh and dwelt among us!

I find three notable truths about this extraordinary event...

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Chip Brogden

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