The Beginning

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth....”                                                                             Genesis 1:1

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  

He was with God in the beginning. 

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” 

                                                                                                          John 1:1-3,14
New Years day. A time for some to reflect on things past.
As for me I feel it’s a time to thank God for all that He has brought us through over the past year. To thank him for His mercy in our lives. A time to simply say “thank you Lord that I have a new year, a blank slate to do as I wish and with your help to do what you wish me to do.
The bible makes it clear that God created the heavens and the earth. It also makes clear that Jesus (the Word) was in the beginning with God.  That,
“Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”
That
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
That our infinite Almighty, Creator God took time to come into the world and experience what it was like to be human with all the temptations and physical limitations.
Jesus experienced everything human. Think about it.
He was knew what it was to be a child growing up. He obviously had friends that he played with.
As a teenager he undoubtedly did things teenagers did.
We know while in his teens he surprised his parents by sitting with the teachers in the temple listening to them and asking them questions.
Jesus undoubtedly understood what it was to be human. That is why He has the right to judge everyone on the face of the earth.
No one on judgement day can ever stand before Jesus and say you don’t understand what it is to be human, because He does.
Because He understands, he understands why He was sent. Why mankind needed a Saviour. Why He had to die in a most hideous way for our redemption.
That is why he offers salvation and freedom from judgment to all who come to know him. The apostle Paul wrote,
 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast.” 
                                                                       Ephesians 2:8,9.
The choice entering this new year is ours. Is yours dear reader. Will you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savour or will you turn away.
Please think about it.