Devotion:
Read John 1:14.
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” is one of the most powerful statements in all of the Bible. This is the God of all the universe, willing to become vulnerable as a human being and live among us. This is the Word that created everything in the beginning. Yet this same being is willing to become part of what was created. Eugene Peterson puts it in appropriate contemporary lingo with this translation: “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.”
So there are two important truths given here. The first is that Jesus became human. He became one of us. He came to experience life as we experience life. He knows what it means to feel pain and hunger and thirst in this physical body. He experienced life as a human. The second truth in this verse is that Jesus was willing to live among the humans, particularly the poor. He could have chosen to become human, but live a very protected life. Instead he chose to live among the most vulnerable.
Receive these truths for yourself. Then reflect on what it means to represent this God. In what ways can you enter into the experience of people who do not know Jesus, to “become one of them”?
Personal Worship Option:
Give thanks that Jesus was willing to become one of us. Pray for wisdom and courage to “become one of them” for someone else.
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