Word Became Flesh

Eternal God

Have you ever thought about feelings or things that didn’t last long?

It kind of starts as a child - the joy that you had when you got a toy, how long did you play with it before you wanted a new one?

Maybe that one hobby you got into but somehow faded away

A new car/maybe new to you car that broke down too soon

Friendships that you thought would last forever ends

Many times things that we think should last dont and sometimes we are surprised by the things that do

What I am getting at is that many things in this world do not last

It is refreshing when we find something that does last

People want to cling things that last

We know that God is everlasting (Turn to gospel John)

What I love about the gospel of John is that it uses sharp contrasts (Light/darkness - love and hatred - above and below - life and death - truth and false)

From the very beginnig of John we see this

John 1:1-5 “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, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 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.”

The Word here is Jesus

Jesus was in the beginning

Jesus was with God

Jesus is God

God is the author of life and Jesus came a the spiritual life to be the light for all men

Our lives are not eternal but our spirit is

Our spirit was in darkness but where the light is the darkness can’t prevail

Jesus was, and is, and forever will be.

Our spirit will be eternal, extending beyond this life

Jesus has made a way for us to be living with him spiritually for all eternity

And so we are in the word

We pray

And we worship