Children Of God

There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

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 1:6-14

People do not always recognize that we are trying to help. They do not know that are acts are merciful. To change their perceptions require a form of incarnation.

According to the Scriptures, God, the Creator of the universe, did something that seems impossible. He came to earth in human form as a baby.

So God, who created matter, took shape within it, as a playwright might become a character within his own play. God wrote a story, using real characters, on the pages of real history.

God entered human history to offer us the gift of eternal life.

Our Daily Bread – April 25, 2014