So here is the idea: Let's do 25 short Christmas stories from the bible leading up to the birth of Christ!! Here is Day 1:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." -John 1:1-3
In order to truly tell the Christmas story...The story of Jesus...Then we must start at the beginning (or at least at the earliest point we can get to)!! Now you might think that the earliest point in the Bible is Genesis 1:1, but actually these verses speak of time BEFORE that!!
John writes that in the beginning was the Word. Notice the capital "W" there. The "Word" here is Jesus, as John will later explain in John 1:14. So...In the beginning was Jesus!! He was with God and He was God!! And ALL things were created through Him!! And nothing could be made without Him!!
Notice that God the Father did not simply create Jesus before creation, nor was Jesus created at the time of creation...Jesus has always been and will always be God. Since the beginning...Long before creation in Genesis 1:1...Jesus has been. Notice: "All things were made through Him". So...Before anything was made...Jesus was there because nothing can be made without Him!!
So - As we celebrate this amazing time of year where we highlight the coming of our Lord and Savior, let us begin by remembering that He did not simply come on a starry night 2,000 years ago, but that He has always been and will always be!! He is God!!
"Love one another." -Jesus
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