In the beginning was the Word

1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 
                                                                           

2 He existed in the beginning with God. 

                                                  

3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. 

                                                  

4 The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. 

                                                  

5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.        

- John 1:1-5

                    

Everything that we see with our eyes and everything we can touch had a beginning.  You and I had a beginning.  We were put together in our mother's womb.  We were each born into this world.  We share something in our traits that are from our fathers and our mothers.  When we look at the world around us we know that everything had a beginning point.

It is hard for us to comprehend something or someone that has no beginning and no end.  It is hard for us to wrap our little minds around us, but God really has no beginning and no end.  God has always existed throughout eternity past and He exists now and He will continue to exist in throughout the future.  God has no beginning and no end.  Wow!  That is hard to image, but it is the absolute truth.  God is the uncaused cause.  Everything we see has a cause or a beginning point.

When we think about the Son of God, Jesus Christ, we generally think of Him starting out in a manger in a small town called Bethlehem.   John's Gospel expands upon this thought.  Jesus was at the beginning of creation and He is God.  Talk about a mind blowing statement for people.  

That means that Jesus is God and He is the Creator.  Wow!  God sent Jesus to this earth on a rescue mission to save us from our sins.  Jesus brought light to this world of darkness.  His light shines in the darkness and the darkness will never extinguish the light.

Jesus said He was the light of the world and now we believers in Christ are to be the light to draw others out of the darkness and into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  Jesus came to give life to all those who place their faith and trust in Him.  It is through the shed blood of Christ that we are saved.

The devil wants to keep people in the darkness and in bondage to sin, but Jesus came to set the captives free and to drive the darkness out.  Jesus invites everyone to step out of the darkness and into His marvelous light.  What an Awesome God we serve!  Thank You Jesus for Your love and mercy!

Lord,

We praise Your Name.

Thank You for Your great unconditional love.

Thank You that Your light shines in the darkness.

Help us shine Your light in the world to draw others to You.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.