“In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.” -John 1:1 (KJV; NKJV; ESV)
Perhaps you have
noted for three days now that I have placed “Memory Verse” on the
second line of the title of these daily devotionals. I began on
Thursday with Genesis 1:1. Friday’s verse was John 3:16.
Today’s verse is
John 1:1. I am suggesting verses we ought to commit to memory for the
value they are in doctrine, life-practice, inspiration and centrality
to the Christian message.
I have a book in my personal library by Robert J. Morgan entitled 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know By Heart. The book suggests that the 100 verses he cites for memorization are not all that should be committed to memory, but a beginning. Memorization is “vital for mental and emotional health and for spiritual well-being” writes Dr. Morgan. I hope you will follow as we proceed with many of the verses suggested for memorization, and that the devotional thoughts on the verses will help you to remember them well.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Word is a name for the Second Person of the Trinity. Jesus is His human name. Savior and Redeemer refer to His purpose in coming to earth. He was in the beginning with God. He was then God and He is now God, and will forever be God. He was with God; Jesus Himself said, “My Father and I are One” (see John 17:21). Togetherness characterizes the identity of Father and Son, their purpose and work.
“In the beginning was the Word” echoes Genesis 1:1” “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” “The Word” conveys the idea of divine self-expression, and the Word wants to make Himself known to us. Jesus did this by “the word becoming flesh and dwelling among us” (John 1:14).
The Word came to dwell among us. As a result, “We have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14b). Jesus, in coming to earth, “has made him (the Father) known.” (John 1:18b).
“John 1:1 speaks of Jesus Christ’s preexistence: “In the beginning was the Word.”
It speaks of His coexistence: “And the Word was with God.”
It also speaks of His divine existence: “And the Word was God.” (Robert J. Morgan. 100 Bible Verses…Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2010, p. 49).
In John 1:1 we see Christ as:
(1)--the Eternal Word—from the very beginning He was with God;
(2)--the Creative Word—with God, Jesus said “let there be…” and all things were created;
(3)--the Incarnate Word—“and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (v. 14).
I have a book in my personal library by Robert J. Morgan entitled 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know By Heart. The book suggests that the 100 verses he cites for memorization are not all that should be committed to memory, but a beginning. Memorization is “vital for mental and emotional health and for spiritual well-being” writes Dr. Morgan. I hope you will follow as we proceed with many of the verses suggested for memorization, and that the devotional thoughts on the verses will help you to remember them well.
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Word is a name for the Second Person of the Trinity. Jesus is His human name. Savior and Redeemer refer to His purpose in coming to earth. He was in the beginning with God. He was then God and He is now God, and will forever be God. He was with God; Jesus Himself said, “My Father and I are One” (see John 17:21). Togetherness characterizes the identity of Father and Son, their purpose and work.
“In the beginning was the Word” echoes Genesis 1:1” “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” “The Word” conveys the idea of divine self-expression, and the Word wants to make Himself known to us. Jesus did this by “the word becoming flesh and dwelling among us” (John 1:14).
The Word came to dwell among us. As a result, “We have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14b). Jesus, in coming to earth, “has made him (the Father) known.” (John 1:18b).
“John 1:1 speaks of Jesus Christ’s preexistence: “In the beginning was the Word.”
It speaks of His coexistence: “And the Word was with God.”
It also speaks of His divine existence: “And the Word was God.” (Robert J. Morgan. 100 Bible Verses…Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2010, p. 49).
In John 1:1 we see Christ as:
(1)--the Eternal Word—from the very beginning He was with God;
(2)--the Creative Word—with God, Jesus said “let there be…” and all things were created;
(3)--the Incarnate Word—“and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (v. 14).
Thank You, God,
that the Word shows us Who you are. Amen. -Ethelene Dyer Jones
06.18.2016
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