Scripture: John 1: 1-4
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He existed in the beginning with God. 3 God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a] and his life brought light to everyone.
Scripture Commentary: God is the beginning of everything.
Genesis 1:1 says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” There is nothing before God. He is first and everything else follows.
Genesis means origin. It is the starting point. The book of John starts by quoting Genesis in telling us Jesus’s origin. He was before everything because He was. It reveals the Creator, Sustainer, the Judge and Redeemer.
We see God’s love for man, and the entrance of sin. Fellowship with God was taken and Satan rose to take down man, God’s creation. John tells us Jesus is the Word, and the Word was God.
John was an eyewitness, one of the 12 disciples to see the miracles of Christ. He saw Jesus turn water to wine, heal the sick, feed the 5,000 plus with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish, restore sight to the blind, and raise Lazarus from the grave. John saw the resurrected Jesus Christ.
The book of John is the new beginning for God’s life for us.
John reveals Christ’s deity for us to see. He tells us Jesus is the Light of the World, the door, the One and Only Lamb of God, the Son of God, the Bread of Life, the resurrection. He is the Good Shepherd, the Truth and the Life. Amen.
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