No doubt John is
being intentional when he launches his Gospel with the same words the writer of
Genesis uses to describe the creation of the world: In the
beginning… (Genesis 1:1). Genesis tells the story of creation,
while John tells the story of new creation.
On January 1 we
focused on God as Beginning. On
December 31 we will focus on God as End. But we know before there was a beginning, God already was. And after
things come to an end, God will still be. He is, always has been and always
will be, I AM (Exodus 3:14).
John writes that the
Word who was present with God and who was God at the very beginning, became
incarnate and lived with us for a time. But even though he created us, we
didn’t recognize him. It reminds me of the old Christmas lyric: Please,
suh, forgive us, Lawd; we didn’t know it was you [1].
He created us, but
we did not recognize him; we belonged to him, but we rejected his ownership
over us. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in
his name, he gave the right to become children of God (1:12).
Genesis tells the
story of creation; John tells the story of re-creation. Genesis is about
humanity’s beginning; John is about new beginnings. Genesis: birth; John:
re-birth.
Do you recognize
Christ as the giver of life and as the giver of new life?
TODAY’S MEDITATION
What does it mean to
acknowledge your dependence for life on God? What does God want to create new
in you?
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