🔆 John 1:14 | The Glory of God

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It’s time to connect our passage to the ministry and meaning of Jesus. Which is, admittedly, pretty easy with John 1:14!

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John 1:14

Yesterday, we reflected on the staggering truth that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.

But John doesn’t stop there. After telling us that the Word became flesh, he adds something crucial:

That glory reached its peak in the resurrection. And it was revealed again in the ascension, when he took his seat at the right hand of the Father, because…

Here’s the wonder of it all: Jesus — fully God and fully human — now intercedes for us.

The glory of God is not cold or distant. It is full of grace and truth — marked by deep affection for every person who has ever lived.

Consider this: The Creator of the universe wanted so badly to be with you that..

The infinite became finite: The present-everywhere God became confined to a single human body in a single location in a single time period.

The all-powerful became vulnerable: The Creator became a helpless Jewish infant in a nation under Roman oppression.

The giver of life became sin to the point of death: The source of all life submitted himself to an excruciating, humiliating death on the cross.

Why? He wants to be with you.

Why? Because he loves you.

Think about the person you love most — a spouse, a child, a sibling, a friend — and how your favorite thing to do is simply be with them.

God wanted to be with you infinitely more than you want to be with that person.

God wanted to spend eternity with you.

And He stopped at nothing to make that possible.

When John says, “we have seen his glory,” he’s talking about what he witnessed up close. The disciples saw Jesus’ glory in ordinary moments and extraordinary ones. In his compassion. In his power. In his suffering. And ultimately, in his resurrection.

And they didn’t just admire what they saw. They couldn’t not talk about it.

That’s how the gospel moved — from person to person, story to story, life to life.

This week, you’ve been reminded that God became flesh, lived among us, died for us and rose from the dead. That truth isn’t meant to stay contained.

So here’s a simple invitation: don’t keep it to yourself.

Share how the truth of the incarnation has moved you with a friend, a coworker, or someone from church.

This time of year, people are often more open than we expect. May we be mirrors that reflect His glory and point people to the source of light!

🙏 Pray

Jesus, thank you for becoming flesh and dwelling among us. Thank you for showing us the glory of the Father. Let your glory shine through my life in small, faithful ways. Use me to encourage others and reflect your love to the world around me. Amen.

Malachi Daily had opened scripture up to me - not only in making the verses easier to memorize but with giving the Word’s meaning. Thank you!

- Grace

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- Middy

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And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,

glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14