See The Glory

DEVOTION

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

SEE THE GLORY

John 1:14

14 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.

NIV

John is so poetic in the way he tells us that Jesus, who was there, in fact, is the person of the trinity who create everything, also who came to earth in the form of a human being and lived among the people he had created. This required a human mother, but certainly not a human father, as we know the Holy Spirit was responsible for Mary being able to be the mother through which Jesus became flesh. John says he saw his glory, he testifies that he saw the glory of Jesus, the One and Only. But we too who are living today are able to see his glory as well. We can feel the effects of his grace and truth in our lives. Although it is true that Jesus ascended to sit at the right hand of the Father and is no longer living among us, we can still see his glory. We need only read the words recorded for us about him. We can visualize him; we can also see him in the spirit. But we can have the infilling of the Holy Spirit who testifies within us to the glory of Jesus, to the grace and truth that Jesus brought to us. The Holy Spirit confirms in our hearts and minds that Jesus is the One and Only who came from the Father so that we can have forgiveness of our sin, and be redeemed from his wrath and that we can have eternal life in his presence. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we too can say we have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.