Everything Glorious
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
This is such an amazing verse of scripture. In this passage we are reminded again that the Word (God) became flesh (Jesus). While Christ as God was uncreated and everlasting, this verse emphasizes that He took on humanity. “This reality is surely the most profound ever because it indicates that the Infinite became finite; the Eternal was conformed to time; the Invisible became visible; the supernatural One reduced Himself to the natural.” (MacArthur Study Bible, Study Notes, p. 1574) Christ chose to “dwell” among us. This dwelling was much different than in the Old Testament where God’s presence was embodied in the temple. In the New Testament, God’s presence is embodied in Jesus Christ. In Jesus, we see the exact representation of the Trinity. Even though He took on human flesh and become 100% man, He was at the same time 100% God. Wrap you mind around that!
We beheld God’s glory in Jesus. What exactly does that mean? In Webster’s New World Dictionary, glory is defined as great honor and admiration; anything bringing this; worshipful adoration; splendor; or magnificence. Jesus demonstrated God’s attributes of grace, goodness, mercy, wisdom, truth, love and so much more in order for us to see His glory. As we look at Jesus we can proclaim loudly that there is no one like our God. Jesus is Everything Glorious!
“God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in the past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” Hebrews 1:1-4
No One is like our God,
Aaron Hodges
