Today's Verse: John 1:1-2 and 14

Tuesday, December 1, 1998

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. ... 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.
— John 1:1-2 and 14
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Thoughts on Today's Verse...

All true ministry should be "incarnational" and come to life in real people. God's words should come alive in people-to-people contact, human touch, and genuine physical care. God's greatest Message, his living Word, Immanuel, God with us, did just that. God's incarnate Word made his home with us and lived among us as one of us to fully reveal God to us (John 1:14, 18; Matthew 1:23). If we want to know God, we come to Jesus and see God's love, truth, grace, holiness, faithfulness, righteousness, and kindness shared with people like us.

My Prayer...

Glorious Father, thank you for showing yourself to us in Jesus, your living Word. Thank you, Jesus, for teaching and showing us the Father's truth and love while living in human flesh. Holy Spirit, thank you for living in us and being the Anointing that leads us into all truth about Jesus, the living Word.* Thank you, O God, for not just speaking in human words, but also becoming the living Word that gives us life! In the mighty name of your living Word, I pray. Amen.

* 1 John 2:20, 27.

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About This Devotional

Today's Verse is a free daily devotional that includes a Bible verse, thought and prayer.

The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware.

All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House.