God like no other

Hennie Symington

The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We have seen his glory, the glory that He is the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

"And I am everywhere, because I am a ray of light whose light has shown in this world from the majesty of the Father, who has sent me to fulfill everything that was spoken about me in the entire world and in every land by unspeakable mysteries, and to accomplish the commandment of my glorious Father, who by the prophets preached about me to the contentious house, in the same way as for you, as befits your faith, it was revealed to you about me."(From the “Revelation of the Magi”, apocryphal book translated by Brent Landau)

In almost all myths throughout the existence of mankind, we read the story of man wanting to be God. It all started with Adam and Eve who ate of the fruit of the forbidden tree after the snake told them they would become like God. Later man built a tower to see what God was doing in heaven. (Genesis 11:4), Then we read about Nebuchadnezzar who made people worship him. (Daniel 3:5) and today man is so smart he’s written God out of creation altogether.

Nowhere, however, do we read of a god who wanted to become like one of us, except Jesus. He became like us to restore the rupture between heaven and earth. In his coming to earth, heaven not only touched the earth, but the earth reached out to heaven.

The miracle of the incarnation is that it's not a single event limited to time, place, nation or gender. Jesus was born as one of us once, so that we could forever have the possibility of becoming new beings. He is born in the hearts of millions of people across the world every single day. God continues his work on earth through the lives of people who believe that the kingdom lies within us.

Prayer
Lord, thank you that you did not come to earth just to abandon us again but that You are born time and again in the hearts of men till kingdom come. Amen