by Wesley Blackburn
This passage has always been one of my favorites in the Bible. I'm not really sure why. Maybe just something about the language John uses here or something like that, but I just really like this verse. When I think about Jesus (or "the Word," as John calls Him here... see John 1:14), these are some pretty cool ways to think about Him. He is God's very own Word to us. He is the One and Only image of God in human form. He is the ultimate light that gives light to all men.
But probably the coolest promise here is the one that is echoed in John 1:12: "Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God." What a great promise! If we simply believe in Jesus and in the message that He preached while here on this earth, we get the right to become God's very own sons and daughters! That's something far beyond simply being cool with God or being on good terms with God. We actually become a part of God's very own family! And we get the benefits, rights, and privileges that follow with that. We know God will take care of us. We know God will set us up for success, not failure. We know that in all things, God will love us and will always work with our best interests in mind, just like a great earthly father.
And better yet, the Bible says that to all who receive Jesus, we get to have those incredible blessings. Christ is a savior for all people. It doesn't matter who you are, what you've done, or what mistakes you made. The blessings of Christ are offered to each and every one of us. We just need to believe in Him and receive Him into our lives.
The promise of being one of God's children is such a cool promise to me, and one that I probably don't really think about and wrap my head around enough. I hope you find it pretty awesome too.
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