JOHN 1:14.

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.

TO PONDER

Allow me to pinch the words of a Christmas song.  

He is here. The Saviour has been born. The one we’ve waited for. Surrounded by our praises. He is here. The promise of the king, To you our lives we bring, let your glory be revealed…

He’s here. He hangs around us. He dwells with us. Camps with us. The Word is Jesus, and this is sometimes called ‘The Incarnation’. Incarnation literally means ‘embodied in flesh or taking on flesh’. He came to experience what we experience, to feel what we feel, to have the emotions we have. If you want to have all of those human feelings, you need to be human, to have flesh and blood. 

And the Master planner knew that and gave us Jesus. And the baby Jesus, because he was human, would have cried, so you can ignore the line in the carol that says, ‘no crying he makes’. (He certainly would have cried if there was a little drummer boy banging away outside the crib).

It’s a great day for the race today. The human race. The continuation of the human race, because we celebrate the birth of our Saviour. 

May you find the time to stop and celebrate too. 

PRAYER:Son of God, gift to all, thank you for your gift to us. Keep us safe this day and give us space to reflect on your amazing and gracious love. Give us patience and grace in this most holy season. Amen      

Today's devotion written by Mark Simpfendorfer, LifeWay Epping