Christ as the Light

When I was going through the NT in devotions at home last year, the 1st chapter of John really stood out-I can get in a habit of reading through the epistles and learning about how Christ wants us to live, and forget who Christ is! John starts out by describing His majesty and power-He is the Word of God. He is the Creator, and not the Creation. He is above all of creation-on a completely different level than anything we know. He is God!
The most inconceivable part comes in v14. Christians aren’t the only ones who acknowledge the power and deity of God-almost any monotheistic religion will agree that there is an all powerful being somewhere off in the Heavens who created us and is watching over us, but in v14 He comes to us! The Word of God is sent from the Creator to creation, and not in all glory, but in flesh! The wording of the verse seems interesting to me-“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us…” Humans have the concept of status and privilege and status ingrained in us-those of a higher status should never be expected to lower themselves. If I were to go to the poorest town in all of Mexico, rent a decent car, have bodyguards on hand to keep me safe, and stay at a nice hotel, I would not be dwelling among the poor-I would just be visiting. For me, dwelling among people means subjecting yourself to the same life as them-facing every hardship that they face. When I was visiting my school in December, I wasn’t dwelling among the students-I didn’t have the same rules as them, I didn’t sleep in the same dorm, I didn’t have the same obligations and restrictions, and I could drive off on sandwich day. Its only now that Im dwelling among the students. Christ, the Word of God, Creator and not creation, lowered Himself to our level and dwelt among us-no special status, and no exemption from any trial, hardship or temptation we face.

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