Devotion:
Read John 1:1-5.
John’s gospel was written some time after the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. During the Christmas season, we have focused on Matthew’s and Luke’s accounts of the birth of Christ. John likely had read those accounts and seems to have decided to go beyond their details of “how” Jesus was born and tell us more about “why” he came to earth. The Son is depicted in this passage as the Word of God, and the Greek word John uses (logos) tells us the Son is like the mind of God. The Son was not created by God but rather is God, present and active in the beginning of creation.
The Son brought the light of God into the world, and the darkness cannot overcome it. Sometimes we Christians look at the world around us and wonder why it has not been destroyed or condemned. The Son came to save the world, not to condemn it. The Son brought into being a new covenant, not based on obedience to the law like the old covenant, but a new one based on faith in Christ. This is a new creation, and as followers of Christ, we are called to be agents of this new creation.
Personal Worship Option:
Pray with me: Almighty God, we know you best by knowing your Son and his teachings. Empower me to show the same love every day that Jesus showed during his time among us. Help me to live within your will as part of this new creation in Christ. Amen.
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