In The Beginning

DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

IN THE BEGINNING

John 1:1-2

1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning.

NIV

There can be no doubt about the Word; He was there all along from the very beginning of time as we know it. We have no idea how long time actually was before the beginning was, but we know that the Word, which we know is Jesus was there. This is the very core of our faith. Many people believe Jesus lived on earth many due to some historical records other than the scriptures. For reasons we cannot actually understand they trust in writings of men of knowledge rather on writings of men with first-hand accounts and the inspiration God. But these people do not believe Jesus is God, that he was God in the flesh, that he was the Son of God, born of the virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. But we know this all to be true as it is core to our faith, our belief that not only was he there from the very beginning, but he is there now, and that as he came once to die for our sins, to redeem us, he will come again to retrieve us. We must simply be patience and wait for his return and as we start this year’s advent season we should do so preparing ourselves for him to return in addition to the traditional sense of celebrating his first visit in the form of a man. Jesus has always been, he will always be, and so will we who are in Christ. It is a tale beyond what some can believe in, but we believe, Jesus was there in the beginning.