Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
El mensaje de Dios de la salvación existía ya en el momento de la creación. El mensaje es Dios mismo. Juan quiere que sepamos que Jesús, la Palabra suprema de Dios, estaba con Dios desde el mismo comienzo. El que convirtió el agua en vino, alimenta a los 5000 y resucita a Lázaro no llego al mundo hasta nacer en Belén, sin embargo, siempre ha estado presente. Él es Dios con nosotros como dice Mateo (1:23). Él es Dios que vino a visitarnos (7:16). Él es Hijo de Dios como nos recuerda Marcos (1:1). Él es la última Palabra de Dios (Hebreos 1:1-2).
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
These words are profound... what they mean for us is extraordinary and mind-blowing! Jesus is the Word, the one who was with God in the beginning and was God before there was a beginning (John 1:1-3). Jesus is God's ultimate and final Word (Hebrews 1:1-3). This Word is the one who turned water to wine, fed the five thousand with only five loaves and two fish, and raised Lazarus from the dead. He made his human appearance on earth when he was born in Bethlehem and placed in a manger by his mother, Mary, but Jesus has always been one with God and always has been God the Son. When Jesus came to us, he was God with us (Matthew 1:23). Jesus was God's human incarnation in human flesh. He was God who came to visit us, his people (Luke 7:16). This Word is the Son of God, as Mark reminded us (Mark 1:1). He was declared Son of God with power through his resurrection (Romans 1:3-4). As the Jewish religious leaders knew in Jesus' time, to be God's Son meant you were one with God (John 10:30, 36, 17:20-23), equal to God (John 5:16-18), and the "I Am" who revealed himself to Moses as Israel's covenant God, the Lord (Exodus 3:11-14; John 8:57-58). If you want to know how God would live on earth, look to Jesus; he, the Word, has made God known through his life on earth (John 1:14-18). We join with Thomas and declare to Jesus, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:26-28).
Mi oración
Padre, ayúdame conocer mejor tu Mensaje, escrito y vivo. Enséñame, por favor, más acerca de Jesús y su amor por nosotros y a ti. Que sea mi Señor en palabra, hecho y corazón. En su nombre, oro, Amen.
My Prayer...
Father, help me better know your Message, your word in the Scriptures, and your Word in life, Jesus. Please teach me more about you as I pursue Jesus and seek a heart like his for you and people. May Jesus be my Lord in word, deed, motivation, and worship. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.
