1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. 9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Two piercing questions come to mind for us to ask ourselves over the next few weeks. Do I love darkness more than light in my own life? Am I willing to try to keep things hidden from others and from God, rather than allowing Him to expose them, cleanse them, change me? The second question we also want to take time to seriously consider is this: Am I a Child of God? The question is introduced here that will resound throughout John's gospel: "Have I been born of God?" - not physically, but spiritually born again, to join this Son and the Heavenly Father in a forever family that lives life together even now? We'll see a lot more questions the next few weeks, but may these two always be in the background: Am I hiding in the darkness? Am I living like a Child of God?
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