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"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14Today I'm still happily parked inside of this passage, meditating now on the second part of this beautiful revelation of our Lord Jesus. It says we have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and ...

There I stood, before the cross, bearing my heavy yoke of sin and despair. Each sin was hanging from that yoke, forcing me to fall on my knees. Standing no longer, I fell to my knees under its weight. As I was kneeling before the cross, my head drooped under this horrible load that is my sin. I felt a gentle touch on my shoulder. Lifting my head, I was looking up into a face full of love."Take my yoke upon you and learn from me," my Savior said. He gently lifted that heavy yoke that was laden with my sin from my shoulders. He laid a gentle yoke upon my shoulders instead. "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. I will give you rest, He said to me. ...

John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."Today I'm still happily parked inside of this passage, meditating now on the second part of this beautiful revelation of our Lord Jesus. It says that we have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace of ...

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."- John 1:14I was meditating on this passage and became spellbound by the profound reality of this. Jesus, who is God and by, through, and for whom all things were made, became flesh and put on our humanity. Think of it! Our God, Sovereign and eternal, experienced birth in all its weakness, vulnerability, and messiness. Wow! Such humility, meekness, and selfless love truly sets our God apart from all the other "gods" of this ...

Where is the unloveliness?I'm often frustrated and humbled by how often and quickly I forget the loveliness of the Cross of Christ but even more the loveliness of the Man Jesus who hung there for me. Stoniness, blindness, and callousness are the enemies I so often wrestle with, and the weapons used against me are distractions, busyness, and worldliness. I frequently ask myself, as the Apostle Paul ...