Devotion:
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Read John 1:1-5 & 14.
The term Word in this text is the Greek word Logos which means something said, reasoning, motive, and the divine expression. For many years I struggled to understand how Jesus could be the Word. I discovered that the word Logos was invented by philosophers years before Jesus was born. It was logical to them that there would be some kind of connection or mediator between God and humanity. They could not define that connection or have the vocabulary to explain it, so they decided to call that connection between God and humanity, Logos. Logos from a first century philosopher meant the intermediary between the world and God. John tells them, that mediator/Logos took on himself flesh and dwelt among us.
Jesus is the Logos/Word/intermediator between God and humanity.
Personal Worship Option:
Lord Jesus, the Word made flesh, the divine Logos through whom all things were created and in whom all things hold together. Lord Jesus, You are the perfect expression of the Father’s heart, the living Word who reveals truth, grace, and light to the world. Thank you for being that connection with God, The Father, we need. You will be the glory, honor, and praise forever. Amen.
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