Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Logos in the Manger

My pen, or my keyboard, can be used to display my very thoughts, by giving representation of those concepts in my head, so you may ponder them in yours.

So, with the incarnation.
"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us."

Whose Mind conceived this Word?
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God."

As my words begin with me, in me, they are from deep in my heart and mind: Ergo, they are me.
Almost.
They are a piece of me.
That God's Word is Him shows His Power and Creativity. He took a Word, gave it flesh, and it was Him.

What does this word?
Create.
Instruct.
Reveal.
Animate.
Bestows Sonship.

My words bring humor or hurt with equal ease. They are tossed about like powerless things. They can even deceive or distort, if that is within my heart. In this way they differ markedly from God's Words.
For Shame!
God's Word, the very representation of His Thought- His Mind!- Inhaled the breath of life and walked among us.
And this Word can not lie.
We have this Word in print and in Flesh. We can glimpse the concepts within the mind of God. We can know something of His thoughts and mind and heart.

You read my words here, and even if you do not know me in person, you develop a relationship with me by this ongoing use of words.
So with the incarnation!
Know God.
Know Him well.
Develop such a love for His words that you long to meet Him in person.
This is my Goal.

1 comment:

KJP said...

I simply love the beauty of John's words as he opens his Gospel!

In fact all of John's writings are my favorites, except for his Apocalypse (Revelation), which does not have the same beauty of verse his other writings show.

1 John 4 is MY chapter!