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John 1:1 - Jesus Is God.

John 1:1 (ESV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

COMMENTARY PEARL

   John, fisherman's son and all, was born with one of the finest minds that have ever been bestowed by God's goodness upon any of the sons of men. He had a profoundly intuitive mind - an inward, meditating, contemplative, imaginative, spiritual mind. His mind was by nature extraordinarily rich and deep and lofty. John Has The Immortal Honor Of Having Conceived And Meditated And Inscribed The Most Magnificent Passage Ever Written With Pen And Ink. The First Fourteen Verses Of His Gospel Stand Alone And Supreme Over All Other Literature. "The Word Was With God, And The Word Was God." These Two Phrases Contain Far More Philosophy, Far More Grace And Truth And Beauty And Love, Than All The Rest That Has Ever Been Written By Pen Of Man Or Spoken By Tongue Of Man Or Angel. The Word, spoken of John, is a divine person in human nature - a revelation, an experience, and a possession - of which John himself is the living witness and the infallible proof.
   How did John sink so deep into the unsearchable things of his Master? What was it in John that lifted him so high, making him an apostle of wisdom and love? For one thing it was his gift of meditation. John listened as none of the other disciples listened to all that Jesus said, and then he thought on it continually. Meditation with imagination combined in John to stir up the most profound insights into the person of Jesus Christ that were ever written.
   I encourage you to meditate on these divine things that John wrote. Meditation Is The True Root And Sap Of All Faith And Prayer And Spiritual Obedience. Why are our minds so impaired and barren in the things of God? Why do we have so little faith? Why have we so little hold of the reality, and nobility, of divine things? The reason is plain. Occasionally, we read our New Testament, but we do not take time to meditate. We seldom consider who we are and what we are, who and what Jesus is to us, and what we are to say, do, ask, and receive. If we allow the thought of Jesus Christ to delight and overawe our hearts, He will become more to us than our nearest friend, more real to us than our morning papers and all our business dealings. Meditate on John's Gospel. Alexander Whyte [Day by Day Through the Gospel of John by Lance Wubbels]

COMMENTARY

   Something beautiful and transformational happens when we linger and sit in the Word of God. Through Christ and the inspired words of the Spirit, we have access to the very depths of God. We don't have to settle for a surface-level relationship with our Savior. Scripture is the revelation of the One who spoke the cosmos into existence, and it now rests in your hands.
   Something powerful shifts when you realize that Jesus, the eternal Creator of the universe, is with you in these pages. So many times we come to read the Word and fail to acknowledge that Jesus is with us. When you allow this reality to sink into your heart, it will change the way you read your Bible. It's not a chore - it's communion. A kinship. A conversation.
   Let your Bible be well-worn as you come to Him every day with humble curiosity and honest prayers. Seek and search for His character in the pages as the Holy Spirit empowers you to uncover His mystery.
   Dear God, I am blown away by the fact that as I read Your Word, You are with me. Help me to slow down and dwell with You today. [Grace and Glory by Louie Giglio]

EXCEPTIONAL (MUST HEAR) SERMON ON THIS PASSAGE

Rolling the Dice by Pastor Ivan Blake.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rEcYOBxmKE

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY

John 1:1 - Jesus Is God.
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2025/20250130-1647.html
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200821-1029.html
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2007/20071217-2118.html

2 Timothy 3:15-17 - The Bible: God's Owner's Manual for Life.
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2024/20241205-1537.html
https://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210319-1124.html

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

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