“In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1:1
A fresh start! A new beginning! In praying about where in the Scriptures I
will turn to write the Thursday Thought, I thought that I would return to one
of the Gospels. I selected John because
it is so unique in the telling of the life of Jesus.
The Book of Matthew begins with a
genealogy before telling the story of Jesus’ birth, while Mark jumps right into
the beginning of his earthly ministry, and Luke starts by recounting the
stories surrounding Jesus’ birth. John,
on the other hand, begins in a manner very similar to the Book of Genesis,
which says, “In the beginning God created….”
John starts by saying, “In the beginning was the Word…” He tells us that Jesus was present with His
Father in the beginning of all creation, and He will continue to tell us during
our journey through this Gospel that Jesus is still present and is now
re-creating and restoring human lives.
Not only was Jesus – the Word – with God in the beginning, but John
states that Jesus was God!
Think about what would happen if I
substituted my name in the place of “the Word.”
It would read, “In the beginning was Bill, and Bill was with God, and
Bill was God.” Any of us could sub in
our name in there. Pretty silly, isn’t
it? Yet this is much of the struggle
that you and I wrestle with much of the time!
Who is really God in my life? Who
is really on the throne of my life – me or God?
John gives us a clear proclamation right at the start of his Gospel –
Jesus is the Word, and He is God!
Questions to consider: How are you
dealing with John’s proclamation, Jesus is God?
Who is really on the throne of your life? How is that working for you? Do you struggle with keeping Him on your throne? What are those struggles?
Prayer: Father, please be on the
throne of my life, and help me to not struggle to get back on it. Amen.
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