[Daily Scripture] Daily Scripture Email – Devotion - Wednesday, 25 December 2013 – “THIS IS MY FATHER’S WORLD”

[Daily Scripture] Daily Scripture Email – Devotion - Wednesday, 25 December 2013 – “THIS IS MY FATHER’S WORLD”

SCRIPTURE: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.”(JOHN 1:14A)

John’s version of the nativity is “The Word became flesh...”  John is more concerned about who Jesus is than about the details of a nativity.  “The Word” is God’s creative agency from (Genesis 1):  “And God said, ‘Let there be...” God speaks it happens!  John says God “spoke” Jesus into existence?  John is clearly saying Jesus is the very Creator who made us all, for “all things were made through him.”  The Creator becomes a part of the creation, a human being like us!

What does this have to do with the Christmas narrative?  One morning I felt led to walk the “Nolan Trail” through the woods behind Trinity’s buildings.  Walking amongst the trees, hearing the birds singing, admiring the beauty of nature, my mind began echoing this song:

This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears all nature sings…his hand the wonders wrought... O let me ne’er forget that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.

This is what Christmas is all about!  No matter how far we wander from God’s way or how many Herod's there are, God is still ruler.  God speaks Jesus into existence to bring the Kingdom of Heaven upon the earth until “every knee bows... and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord!”

PRAYER: Loving Creator, speak your love into me that I may be your Presence in the world. AMEN.

David Leonard

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Trinity United Methodist Church

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Gainesville, FL 32653 United States

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