The Word

in #christianity5 years ago

JOHN 1:1-18

(THE WORD)

1. ORIGIN

The gospel of John helps understand without any doubt the start point of the word. It is from the beginning. The word has always been with God even at the time of creation. And the word was not just at the beginning, it was a beginning for all.

2. ESSENCE

A beginning indeed for us all. The word served a purpose: creation. It was the basis of all creation and creatures. And there is nothing made that was not made by the word. So everything we sew today , feel and touch and smell and admire all came through the word. In creation , life and light is subsumed.

  • life: there was nothing that was made that was not made by the word. The word was not just creator of life, it was alive and life itself.

the word of God is ALIVE and active
[Heb 4:12]

  • light:the word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.[Ps 119:105]
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3. WITNESS

The witness to the word has a name:John. John was way maker for the people of Jerusalem and largely the world to experience the light and life offered by the word. John's purpose as a witness is make straight the way of the Lord

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4. IGNORANCE

Imagine a world created by the word and this same world knows not the word, fails to recognize him. Ignorance is a major hindrance to fully receiving what the word gives.
Take for example the account of Jesus not performing any miracle in his hometown the reason was :

a prophet is not without honor except in his hometown

Their ignorance to the truth that Christ is the word can prove to be very disastrous.

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5. REWARD

The simple reward the word offers to those who chose to not be ignorant and accept the word in all honesty and humility is the ETERNAL FATHERHOOD OF GOD.

to them that believe he gave the power to become children of God

A wonderful reward indeed.

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6. LOCATION

The word is not far from us. According to John, the word became flesh (took on flesh) and dwelt among men. The word in a bid to assert himself and draw people towards the life and light which exudes from him took on flesh by the power of the spirit and made his dwelling among men._

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Reading this portion of John, I realised that the word had many things about it that was spoken in such short verses.

John helped us understand that
The word has always been God and with God.

The word is the basis for all creation.

The word must have a witness, people who lead will lead the strays back to the life and light of men.

The word will not be fully accepted by some persons due to their lack of understanding and insight. And this why the witnesses will be playing their roles.

The word has a reward, a reward of eternal fatherhood of God. When we obey the word as Christians and follow diligently, then our reward is to be with our heavenly father for all eternity.

The word will always dwell among us. We just have to be vigilant enough to see it and prudent enough to accept.

The word provides grace and is the truth.

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MAY GOD ALMIGHTY GRANT US THE SPIRIT OF PRUDENCE AND WISDOM TO CHOOSE THE WORD IN OUR EVERY DAY LIFE SO THAT WE MAY ENJOY THE ETERNAL JOY OF BEING CHILDREN OF GOD

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AMEN AMEN AMEN

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