Anyone else excited to start the New Testament?! The relationship of the Jews with God is about to change, as it would for all people throughout the world. The Jews worshipped God through obeying the law given though Moses and through sacrifices, though they knew well I'm sure that hardly anyone was able to come close to obeying all of it. But while the law was brought through Moses brought, Jesus would bring the truth and grace the law was setting up the stage for:
"For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only,who is at the Father's side, has made him known."(Jn 1:17-18)
We are also reminded that Jesus was not only there at Creation, but that He is the Creator, which with the Genesis account we've read, gives insight into the nature of the Holy Trinity:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. "Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men." (Jn 1:1-3)
" He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him." (Jn 1:10-11)
The introduction in John gives out some of what will happen: Some will recognize Jesus as the Messiah and some will not. The Creation: some of the people, will not recognize their Creator. But for those who did, and still do, an amazing hope is given:
"Yet to all who received 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." (Jn 1:12-13)
Let's take this time to ponder that at the historical moment we are to read about, the Creator of the Universe is to be born into a babe and then walk the earth amongst his Creation.
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