Mystery Revealed John 1:14
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14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
The glory of Christmas is the glory of Christ Himself.
We glory as we sing of him, as we proclaim him, as we trust him.
We glory in Christ as he is praised and rejoiced in among his people.
Not only at Christmas but when God’s Word is proclaimed the Word of God, the Logos speaks. Christ is present with his people just as he promised.
“For he would not the less have been, if he had not been born of flesh. He “was” before his own flesh; he created his own mother. He chose her in whom he should be conceived, he created her of whom he should be created. Why marvellest thou? It is God of whom I am speaking to thee: ‘the Word was God.’ “ - St. Augustine
St. Augustine
The word became flesh
The 2nd person of the triune God, coequal and coeternal entered into our world and took unto himself a human body, yet without sin.
The word dwelt with us
He lived -
He worked - Helped his Dad in the carpenters shop
He related to us -
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
We have seen his glory
John lays out three way we see the glory of Christ
The glory of his person
John the Baptist point Christ preexistence -
15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”)
The Glory in his provision
16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
The glory of Christ revelation
14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
And so this Christmas day let us reflect on the Mystery revealed to us God in the flesh
3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
It is our prayer that you can see the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ for he is the source of truth and grace for all those who believe.
