The Word of Christmas

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

Consider these two verses: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1), and “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1) If I were a mathematician, I would identify the common factor of these two verses as “in the beginning.” In the beginning…. God, and in the beginning… the Word. Both are identified in the Bible as the Creator. (Genesis 1:1, John 1:3) Therefore, we can conclude that God and the Word are the same. Because of John 1:14, we know that the “Word” is Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity.

There are many people that doubt the true identity of Jesus. However, the Bible leaves no doubt as to whom He is.

• “And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.” John 1:34
• “And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” Luke 1:35
• “Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.” Matthew 14:33
• “Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.” John 1:49
• “And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16
• “And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.” John 6:69

There are many other verses in the Bible that proclaim the identity of Christ, as well as verses that identify Him by other monikers. Here are a few examples.

• Beloved Son (Luke 3:22)
• Saviour of the world (1 John 4:14)
• The Lamb of God (John 1:29)
• The Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
• The Good Shepherd (John 10:11)

This Christmas take time to reflect upon Jesus, the Word of God, who came to earth for the specific purpose of redeeming His creation. He came knowing His destiny would be the cross, knowing He would be mocked, despised, and rejected, knowing that He would be scorned by so many. Yet the Bible tells us that “…God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”(Romans 5:8) Despite all that, the Son of God willingly sacrificed His life to save all humanity from their sins.

Jesus is the Word of God… past, present, and future. What a wonderful Christmas gift!

All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
O Jesus! for evermore be Thy name adored.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

(from “O Come All Ye Faithful” by John Francis Wade)

“And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.” Revelation 19:13

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There are many words for Christmas… but the Word of Christmas is Jesus!