Post by Woody Williams on Dec 30, 2007 10:56:26 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- John 1:10-18
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He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet
the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own
people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed
in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born,
not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but
of God.
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his
glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.
(John testified to him and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said,
“He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.”
’) From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law
indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is
close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.
Devotional
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"The law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ.." Jesus embodied God's grace and truth within his person and
his ministry. Those who reject Jesus reject the most powerful sign of
God's presentation of grace to the world. To those who receive him,
they are graced to be children of God, and as such, live in the
environment and promise of mercy and salvation.
Prayer
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Keep my heart open to keep receiving Jesus into my life, O Lord. Amen
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He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet
the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own
people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed
in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born,
not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but
of God.
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his
glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.
(John testified to him and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said,
“He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.”
’) From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law
indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is
close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known.
Devotional
----------
"The law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus
Christ.." Jesus embodied God's grace and truth within his person and
his ministry. Those who reject Jesus reject the most powerful sign of
God's presentation of grace to the world. To those who receive him,
they are graced to be children of God, and as such, live in the
environment and promise of mercy and salvation.
Prayer
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Keep my heart open to keep receiving Jesus into my life, O Lord. Amen