DECEMBER 2 THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH By Wendell Calder Local Church Evangelism
Today’s Passage: John 1:1–5, 14
In these verses, Jesus is referred to as the Word! Notice in John 1:1, it says, “… the Word was God.” God sent His Son to earth to bring light and life to a dark and dying world. The Son of God became the Son of Man in Bethlehem to give His life on the cross of Calvary for the sins of the world. As 1 Timothy 2:5 declares, “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Jesus, being fully God, was uniquely qualified to pay for our sin, and being fully man, He was tempted in every way, yet without sin. The only one who can take the hand of a Holy God and the hand of a helpless sinner and reconcile the two is Jesus Christ, the God-Man! He accomplished this on the cross for you and me. However, He did not remain on the cross; three days later, He rose from the grave. This is what sets Biblical Christianity apart from every other religion – they follow founders who were born, lived, and died. We serve a founder who has always lived, was born, died, and lives forevermore! The Apostle Paul proclaimed in Galatians 2:20, “...It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” Jesus, the Word, became flesh so that, as the God-Man, He could pay the penalty for our sin. This is the great message of Christmas! As the angel told Joseph in Matthew 1:21, “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” If you know Him personally, rejoice this Christmas season that the Christ of Christmas lives in you. And remember, we are called to share this message with others – Jesus saves!
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