The Eternal Word
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
Three thoughts here radiate forth the Lord’s glory. Christ never had a beginning. The sense of the verb “was” means “was and continued to be”--He eternally existed. Then, John tells us of Christ’s fellowship with the Father and the Spirit, saying literally “He was toward God”--face-to-face in intimacy with the triune Godhead. Finally, we discover that the Word was fully divine, co-equal with the other members of the Trinity. These truths make us rejoice that “the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn. 1:14).
--Keith Keyser
All things were made by Thee and for Thee, O Lord!
Yet Thou didst leave Thy bright throne for earth’s shame,
And clothed with humanity, our Saviour became!
--A. P. Gibbs
