1st Sunday of Advent: Jesus is Creator

Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness....."

 Genesis 1:26a

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word with 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.  

John 1:1-3

So 26 verses into the Bible we see that God isn't singular.  He is a Triune God, three Persons but One God.  There is God the Father, Jesus is the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit.  How amazing it is to think that Jesus was present at Creation!  Jesus didn't just come into being that night in Bethlehem.  Jesus is Eternal so He has always been (just not in human form) and will always be!!  Therefore, Jesus created us.  John 1:1-3 solidifies this idea.  He is the Word (we will come back to this later this month) and so He was right there with God when He created the world and everything we know!  How amazing is that!! 

It puts into perspective another aspect of Jesus' life.  He is the Creator and He came down to Earth to live with the created.  That's wonderful news for us.  We have a God who knows us by name and wants to be with us.  Not only does He know our name but He knows all our wrongdoings, all our dark thoughts, all of our mess and HE STILL CHOOSES US!! We have a Heavenly Father who has chosen and adopted us into His family.

He knows you inside and out because He knit us together in our mother's womb (Psalm 139) so why not get to know Him the same way?  How amazing would that be to state that you know Jesus that intimately?? Well guess what...WE CAN KNOW HIM!!  Because of His sacrifice on the Cross, we can have an intimate and personal relationship with our God--Jesus has restored that relationship broken by sin.  Not only does He desire that relationship with us but also delights in it too. 

Will you praise Him today for something He created?  Whether it is you, someone else, or even the mountains, sky and stars.  It was ALL made by Him.  Walking outside brings me so much joy because I can see His hand in all!  The Holy Spirit reminds also me that since I am made in the image of God, I can also create--maybe not mountains, but we create works every day.  What are you going to create today?

With His Love,

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