DECEMBER 2 THE WORD BECAME FLESH By Corey Abney Lead Pastor, Bell Shoals Church
Today’s Passage: John 1:1–5, 14
Fall is my favorite time of year – the cool mornings, the comfortable days, and the color in the trees. Many people plan trips just to see the unique beauty of changing leaves and the explosion of color they bring. For many years, I thought this kaleidoscope of color was caused by cooling temperatures or shifts in weather patterns. But more recently, I learned that leaves change color – and eventually fall – because of the absence of light.
Shorter days, not cooler temperatures, prevent trees from sustaining life. In other words, the absence of light leads to death.
So it is with us. Our sin blinds us to the beauty of God. Our rebellion prevents us from seeing His glory in the world. Although God’s glory is all around us, we suppress this reality in unrighteousness. As a result, our foolish hearts are darkened (Romans 1). The absence of light leads to death. Thankfully, God intervened in our darkened world. Jesus is the Light of the World, and John tells us that in Him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it (vv. 4–5). Jesus – the Word made flesh – came to dwell among us so that we could see the glory of God (v. 14). He literally “set up a tent” in our darkened world to bring the light of life.
The absence of light leads to death, but the presence of Light leads to life!
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