“And the Word became 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 1:14
As we celebrate the wonder of the incarnation, let us consider one of the key words in the vocabulary of God’s love….that word is initiative.
God came to us for the express purpose of making a way for us to come to Him. Even though many do not receive Him or even recognize Him, He reaches to us - not only when we are at our best, but when we are at our worst - not because of our merit, but because of His mercy - not because we deserve Him, but because He desires us.
In the loving initiative of God’s plan, the Word of the Father became Mary’s little Son, and His love still reaches all the way to where we are.
His love went on longing;
and His love went on reaching
right past the shackles of my mind.
And the Word of the Father became Mary’s little Son,
and His love reached all the way to where I was.
- Bill and Gloria Gaither
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