THE ANSWER

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024



John 1:1-3a, 4-5, 14a, 18

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him ... In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ... And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us ... No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, He has made Him known.



What is God really like? 

What does He think of me? 

Can He deal with my brokenness, all the things in me that make me want to hide from the light? 

Can I trust Him to take care of me, to love me, to protect me, and not to mistreat or harm me?

These are some of the important questions we ask. The kind of questions in which everything depends on the answers. The one who is creator and through whom “All things were made”, the life and light of all —what is He like?

Did you notice the answer in our reading above? The Holy Spirit tells us plainly: When we see Jesus, we see God. Jesus is God come down from heaven to be a human being, one of us—a real person, full of grace and truth. Loving, teaching, healing, listening, suffering, dying, and rising again—this is God in action. This active God has come into the world to seek us out, to rescue us from  all those powers that seek to rob us of God's loving purpose for us,  and to identify us as His own beloved child forever.

During this season of preparation for Easter, we focus our gaze upon this one who is called “the Word” who became “flesh and dwelt among us” ... and who is described as “the only God, who is at the Father's side”. The one who the voice from heaven said “this is my beloved son, whom I love, listen to him.” Who could better answer our question What is God really like? Than the beloved Son.

LET US PRAY:

God, by your Holy Spirit, help us to see You in your beloved son Jesus during these days of Lent as we prepare for Easter celebration. Amen.

TAKE AWAY ACTION

Choose three words to describe Jesus, from what you know of Him.



 


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