Devotional Song: … GO TO THIS LINK … Please take the time to take in a YouTube images and lyrics from Lauren Daigle singing … Light of the World … poignantly singing the coming of Immanuel, the Word becoming flesh, God with us, to become the Light of the World.
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Highlight Verse[s]: John 1:1, … 14 [NLT] … 1 In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. … 14 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
… Jesus, the Christ, was the Word Who became flesh so that He could become the “Light of the World”
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Highlight Passage [context]: John 1:1-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… The Apostle John reflects - with The Spirit’s inspiration - just Who Jesus was [and IS] … The Word, coming in the flesh to become the Light of the World.
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Reference Passage : … Isaiah 7:14 [NLT] … 14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
… 700+ years before God became flesh, Isaiah prophesied that God would become “Immanuel.”
Reference Passage : … Matthew 5:14-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus charges us to become reflections of Himself and become lights shining in this dark world so that others might see the glory of our Savior and our Heavenly Father.
Reference Passage : … Philippians 2:6-11 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… The Apostle Paul writes of our God, becoming human flesh, Whom now we see was the light of the world come to save us.
My Devotional Journal: Today's ODB author, Amy Boucher Pye, uses a personal memory to illustrate how God’s word is God’s Christmas letter to us, revealing the miracle of God becoming flesh in Jesus, the Christ. The ODB author writes … Every Christmas, a friend of mine writes a long letter to his wife, reviewing the events of the year and dreaming about the future. He always tells her how much he loves her, and why. He also writes a letter to each of his daughters. His words of love make an unforgettable Christmas present.
We could say that the original Christmas love letter was Jesus, the Word made flesh. John highlights this truth in his gospel: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1).
I really love this time of year. Oh, I know there’s a lot of commercialism and “gimme-gimme” attitudes on display. But all the lights and the music remind me of the reality and truth that the Triune God laid aside His glory (see Phil. 2:6-11 and the highlight passage) to become human, … to become the “light of the world” as Lauren Daigle sings in the linked song.
So, pray that we have the attitude of humility and thankfulness during this season … that we, who know Christ as Savior, can see Him shining His light of truth in this Advent season. And then, let’s do all we can to reflect that light into a dark world world so that others can see the glory of our Heavenly Father and His Son (see Math. 5:14-16).
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My THANKFULNESS: … Oh Abba Father, … thank You, Lord, … for being the living Word and becoming the Light of the world.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, … King Jesus, … I pray, Lord, that all reading here, like myself, reflect God’s Light into the darkness of this world today. … Amen
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