John 1:14

John 1:14 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. This one sentence is packed full of so many things. The Word, who was in the beginning, the Word who was with God and the Word who was God. The Word through whom all things were made and nothing was made apart from Him. The Word with whom there was life, real, true, eternal life and light. The Word who was the light of the world. This Word became flesh. This person who was there in the beginning with God became flesh. This person who was with God became flesh. This person who was God became flesh. This person who through Him created all things including all flesh became flesh. This person who brought life and light to the world became flesh. The incarnation. God becoming man. Just amazing that the one through whom all things came into being would step into His own creation and subject Himself to the same things we are subjected to. A president or a king can go out into the world to see how things are going with the common person but they have not given up their title or power to do so. They are still surrounded by their protection and with a snap of their fingers things happen. With Christ, He left that behind. He gave that up and made the decision to not use His powers on His own behalf but only as God gave Him direction. Not only did God become man but He dwelt among us. He came to live with and among people as one of us. Not off in some deserted place. Not somewhere "safe" or "secure." But with people. People who both loved Him and people who wanted to kill Him even before He was born. He didn't come for a visit. He came for a lifetime to stay and walk among us.