“When God took on flesh.” I say.
Before the words completely left my
lips a demanding, “What?!” shouted from pursed lips.
“Yes, God took on flesh and bone.”
I began to explain.
Then once again my ears ran for cover
from your response.
“God took on flesh and bone? What?!”
You exclaim.
“Yes, that's right.” I calmly
interject. “God put on skin.”
“Wait a minute. Did you say, “God
put on skin?””
As I began to replied chills run through my spline. I said, “Yes, God became a man: the man Jesus.”
Forgive me if my attempt to write
dialogue seems simplistic or is dull. I've only tried to state and
restate what is mulling through my mind. This is Christianity 101,
Jesus is God and man. He is the Theanthropos. This means what I just
said. Jesus is the God man. As incomprehensible as this may seem, it
is the primary truth of the Bible. The living God of action, took
action and moved in with the human race. Jesus took on a body just
like you or I. Yes, of course there were differences. But, the
differences were not in biological ways. These differences are in the
spiritual side of His nature, His perfect state of being God. While
being God, Jesus was born of a woman with every physical part of the
human body. Yet, Jesus was also born of God, birthed through the
intervention of the Holy Spirit into Mary's life. Mary, a virgin,
gave birth to the one true Son of the Living God. This Son of God is
the Word of God. The Word of God is the Logos. The living God, who in
action created all!
Jesus spoke and in accordance to the
Fathers desires and Jesus created the Universe ( John 1, Colossians
1, Hebrews 1). All that is, is from the Word of God. All that is, is
from Jesus. Perhaps I'm making this too simple? No! This needs to be
plainly understood or you will miss that Jesus is God and this
knowledge of God is essential. Jesus is the God who created you!
Jesus is also the God who loved you enough to offer up His life of
perfection for our life of imperfect, stained in sin. With the
deepest stain of sin that nothing would cover or remove, Jesus became
our cover to be stain free. Sin free? Stain free? Free of
condemnation? Free of fear? FREE indeed! Jesus spoken word took up
action moved with humanity and He died for me! His bold action of
dying once for all, meant nothing if Jesus stayed in grave.
That
rich mans' grave did not, would not and could not hold the Holy
Creator!
He rose! Jesus rose from that grave and gave grace to me!
(And you too!)
Does all of Creation Give Glory to God, our Jesus, who created it? Not yet, but you and I can RIGHT NOW!
What awe I had just looking at the stars tonight, just imagine the
awe of seeing Jesus face to face! One day all Creation will give God
His glory and we will see Jesus!
