We Beheld His Glory

-December 25, 2024-

Good morning beloved, Merry Christmas,

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

(John 1:14).

Today we celebrate Christmas once again around the world. It is way more a tradition or mere holiday, it is a holy day. When Jesus was born over 2,000 years ago, He changed the world, He changed our lives.

John was an eyewitness of Jesus, what He did, what He said, how He died, and rose again. He saw and heard it all. He speaks these four glorious words, “We beheld His glory.” Glory is one of the attributes of God.

The emphasis of John’s gospel is, Jesus is the Son of God, God manifested in human flesh. It is a great mystery that God became flesh in order to ransom, redeem, and reconcile us to God through His sacrificial death on the cross and resurrection.

We are all part of the “we.” The shepherds beheld Him, Simeon beheld Him, Anna the prophetess beheld Him, the angels beheld Him, the wisemen beheld Him, the disciples beheld Him, and all believers have beheld Him.

Hundreds of years ago, the prophet Isaiah wrote, “The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken” (Isaiah 40:5). All the OT prophecies of the Messiah were fulfilled in Jesus.

The glory of Jesus was revealed in a special way at His birth, at Cana of Galilee when He performed His first miracle of turning water into wine, and at the Mount of Transfiguration. We as believers have seen His glory by the eyes of faith.

Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1:7-8, “That the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory.”

Let us then behold His glory on this beautiful Christmas morning and worship our King. Have a blessed day with family and friends. Stay safe and healthy.

When we see His glory we can tell His story.

Dean