"He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name; 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth."
John 1:10-14 NKJV
The Christmas carol 'Once in Royal David's City' originated as a poem by Cecil Frances Alexander and was later put to music and published. A section of the words from this great piece of work read as:
He came down to earth from heaven, who is God and Lord of all
And His shelter was a stable and His cradle was a stall
With the poor, oppressed and wholly, lived on earth Our Saviour holy.
Jesus, as we know, was born in Bethlehem in a stable. A very humble birth but one that would change the world forever. As John puts it in verse 14 of our text, 'the Word became flesh'. Being fully God, Jesus came to us as a child and little did anyone know what an impact He would have on this world. Humble beginnings to the King of kings and Lord of lords. He will come down to earth once again which is called the second Coming. This will be when He comes to claim His church - all of those who belong to Him. This may be sooner than we think. The world is decaying rapidly and the evil is rampant.
If Jesus was walking around today, I believe that He would spend a lot of time with the oppressed - the homeless, addicted, the abused, the lonely and poor. One has only to observe who He spent time with throughout the gospels. He came to earth as a babe, grew into a man and commenced His ministry and reached out to people who would accept Him. Rather like we see here within the text, many refused to accept or recognise Him. It's the same today. However, He will not give up on us. He cares too much for that. The Saviour who suffered so much, still reaches out His hand to all who will accept Him. This is why He came down to earth from heaven; Jesus fully God and Saviour of all, loves you, yes YOU! Don't be among those who refuse Him. You have a right to become children of God because He says so.
Why don't you receive Him now:
Lord Jesus, I recognise that You came down to earth from heaven for me. Forgive me that I have refused You in the past. I accept You now, as Lord and Saviour. Please come into my life, forgive my sin and fill me with Your Spirit.
In Jesus' name. Amen
Copyright 2021 Grahame Howard.
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