The Word

“In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God.”

John 1:1

Jesus Christ is God’s Word, God’s Divine Communication of Himself to the world. The Word exists from eternity. The Word enjoys perfect, unhindered communion with God the Father, because the Word is God. The Word not only created the universe but continually sustains it with his power (Heb 1:3). It is only by Him that every molecule is held together (Col 1:17). He is the source of life (John 14:6; 11:25). He is the true light of the world (John 8:12).
Yet this Word humbled himself and became flesh (Phil 2:7–8). He came to dwell with us and live among us (John 1:14). He came to suffer the effects of man’s sin, although not even a trace of sin could be found in him (2 Cor 5:21). He came to his own creation, but they rejected him (John 1:11). He came to manifest the Father to us (John 1:18). Only he could rightly say, “Whoever sees me has seen the Father” (John 14:7–9). He is the exact representation of the Father, a one-for-one manifestation of God, the incarnate Word (Heb 1:3). He is our God, our Savior, our Lord!