January 08, 2026 | Be Connected
The Word Became Flesh
Scripture: John 1:14-18(NIV)
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.
15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”) 16 Out of his fullness we have all received grace in place of grace already given. 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. 18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
Devotional
Two weeks ago today we celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. We believe that God became a human to save us from our sins. This is called the Incarnation, which literally means “in the flesh.” Jesus, the very Word of God, the co-creator of the universe, became one of us. This truth is a key tenet of the faith for Christians down through the millennia.
Philippians 2:5-7 says, “Christ Jesus, who being in very nature God… made himself nothing by taking on the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.”
The Apostles’ Creed declares, “I believe…in Jesus Christ…who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary…”
The Nicene Creed states: “We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God… For us and for our salvation… he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made a man.”
In today’s reading, John reminds us that Jesus was no ordinary human, saying, “No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.”
Throughout the years people have either tried to diminish the divinity of Jesus (he was only a good man), or wipe out the humanity of Jesus (he only appeared to be here). But clear Christian doctrine teaches us that Jesus was fully God AND fully human.
In a letter John wrote to believers, he once again addressed this concern: “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God” (1 John 4:2-3).
Put your faith in Jesus! He is God. He is human. Indeed, “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.”
