FAITH CAPSULE: Have you truly received and believed Him?
John 1
Our light is here! The Word that created heaven and earth was with God in the beginning. The book of John 1:1-2 buttressed, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God” The Word with God is the Word that came to lighten up our world so we are not overwhelmed by the darkness of this world. The bible went further to present the word to us stating, “In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” (John 1:4-5) Jesus testified in John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” Truly, He is the light of the world that is in the world for us not to be a victim of this world of darkness. For the word to lighten up our world condition to follow Him must be continually engaged by following Him. Glamorous celebration of the living Word of God once in a year does not represent following Him.
The true celebration of the Word of God, the Light of the world is encased in receiving and to be living by the word. John 1:12-13 clearly stated, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” To receive Him and to become one that lives by His word is what identifies a man as His follower. Have you received and believed Him? Those who received Him are the ones that confess Him and believe Him. During His time walking the face of earth, many confess Him and not believe Him. Today, many are confessing Him by their glamorous celebration of Him but living life by His word is out of their world.
Have you truly received and believed Him? It is possible to receive and not believe Him. He wants us to be complete in Him by receiving and believing in Him. His word testifies to the truth that He wants us to receive and believe in Him when He spoke, “For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.” (John 17:8) Glamorous celebration of the birth of Jesus without having received and believed (living life by His word) in Jesus is a baseless and tenuous celebration. Celebrate His birth with understanding and be elevated for His glory.
Prayer for today: Ask God to open your understanding and know to engage a celebration that counts.