-December 6, 2024-
Good morning beloved, happy Friday,
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”
(John 1:14).
The incarnation is one of the most amazing occurrences in the Bible. The word incarnation is defined as, “a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality.”
The only true incarnation in the history of the world is found in person of Jesus Christ our Lord. Just think, God became flesh to dwell among us. At Christmas we remember the birth of our Savior in Bethlehem’s manger. He existed as perfect God and perfect Man.
He grew from a tiny baby to a child; from a child to an adolescent; from an adolescent to a man. He went about doing good, proclaiming the message of salvation, healing, helping, and doing the will of the Father. His primary mission though was to die on the cross for our sins, to rise again, and ascend back to heaven.
Paul speaking of Jesus coming into the world, wrote in Philippians 2:6-7, “who being in the form of God, did not consider it to be robbery (or something to be held onto) to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.”
God created man in His own image; when Christ came as God manifested in the flesh, God took on our image, yet with sin. No Hollywood writer could conceive such a story. Only God in His infinite wisdom could do such a miraculous work.
I think of the story of the man who knew that a flood was coming and would sweep away the ants. He felt compassion on them and wondered how he could help them. He decided to become an ant to save the ants. It serves to illustrate God’s love, mercy, compassion, and grace to us His lost creatures.
Let us this Christmas season, reflect on the coming of Christ into the world to save us and give us eternal life. Have a blessed day being servants to help others to come to Christ. Stay safe and healthy.
Jesus came down in order to raise us up; He died that might live.
Dean
Dean Allen's Daily Devotional 