May 2, 2013 - John 1:10

            He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.  John 1:10

            In the beginning, God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, created the earth, and it was empty and formless.  Darkness loomed over it, and the Spirit of God started to breathe life onto it, and the world began to be created.  Jesus, the Son, was in the center of creating the universe, including the earth as we know it.  And yet the world did not recognize Him as the creator of all.  It wasn’t that that world didn’t see Jesus as Creator; the world did not accept or appreciate that Jesus was God’s Only Son and Lord of All.  In fact, the world was defiantly hostile to the Word of God becoming flesh and blood in Jesus and it tried to crush Him at every turn.

            When I personalize this verse, I realize that, even though I have been a follower of Jesus for 42 years, I feel like I haven’t gone too far in this journey, and I realize that I still have so much to learn and so far to go.  It seems that my flesh, like the world, is hostile to the Word becoming flesh in my life.  I continue to have struggles in my body and my mind in which I am continually fighting against God’s presence in my life  It is an on-going war, and while I am seeing victories and know that the ultimate war has been won, I still battle on a daily basis.  Thank God that His kingdom continues to advance in my life, and one day I will be ushered into His presence and will be free from any more battles.

            Questions to consider: Where in your life is the battle being waged between the world and the Word?  How do you (or can you) gain victory over the world’s influence and victory over the world not recognizing Jesus in you?

            Prayer: Father, help me to recognize You wherever You try to guide me in my journey.  Strengthen me for the battles that I am still fighting.  Amen.