An amazing verse

In the first chapter of the Gospel of John there is a verse that maybe the most amazing verse in all the Bible. There John writes, "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." It is really an incredible thought! That God would step out of eternity and take on the flesh and blood human likeness of humanity so that we could come to see Him and know Him.

On a backpacking trip several years ago I found myself for a few days at a high mountain lake in the Rockies. When I set up camp I wasn't very observant. It so happened I set my camp up right in the middle of a grey squirrel highway. All day long there were squirrels running around me and chirping at this intruder. Over the few days I was there I kept trying to when them over. I would lay out some peanuts on the log and try to get them to come closer and closer to me. The hope was they would come to a point where they would trust me enough that they would eat out of my hand. I got them to within a few feet but never closer than that. It occurred to me that the only way they would ever trust me was if I became one of them. Then I would be welcome in their world and be allowed to have influence in their life. You can see where I'm going with this. God knew for us to completely understand His love for us He would have to come into our world and demonstrate it. Can you imagine a greater example than a Father laying down his life for his son. That is exactly what God did in Jesus Christ. I hope you celebrate the fact that Jesus loves YOU and He came to show it.

Hope you have a great end to your week,

Steve