Logos – The Word of God in the form of man 

(John 1:1-5) – Part 2

(By Rick Lambert)

He is the truth of God’s intentions – In being called the “Word”, He is not simply revealing what God’s intentions will be, but that He Himself is the expressed image of those Divine intentions.  He is the message and messenger; indeed, He IS the plan!  It’s a plan of intervention where God fulfills His own standard that man was commanded to live by, not as a proof that it could be done and therefore man should be able to do it on His own, but because man could have never done it on His own.  In addition to this, is wasn’t simply fulfilling the Law for man, but making us righteous and holy before God as he is righteous and holy before the Heavenly Father (II Corinthians 5:21 – For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.  Philippians 3:9 – …and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith). 

What this section reveals is truly remarkable, and a powerful distinctive which separates true Christianity from any other religion; we are given insight into the intentions of God.  It’s not enough that He created mankind, gave him guidelines, orders and laws to follow, but knowing the weakness of man, He came to live a perfect life only God could live, and die a death only man would be worthy of dying.

He is God who has come to live in human form –  The Word of God personified in Jesus is the action story of God; the revealing of a great mystery; a profound love story; a suspenseful drama; an adventure of an epochal, universal war unlike Hollywood could ever replicate on the big screen. It is a record of redemption; a description of a true hero.  It is a historic documentary and an inexhaustible “how-to” lesson.  It is a vast and deep research resource, yet the words that require the faith of a child to understand.  The Word is a crime story where the innocent claims the indictment and penalty of the guilty.  The Word is the complete encyclopedia of wisdom and understanding.  He’s the final word on the way to the truth about life.  To ignore the Word from God, Jesus Christ, is the equivalent to hating your life.

Let’s establish the fact right off then, when God speaks, it’s not enough for everyone just to listen.  God is not speaking to be heard, God is speaking to reveal His intentions…His plan.   The “Word” doesn’t simply tell man what to do, but tells man what God is doing, and how man is or can participate. The question to ask yourself is “What is God accomplishing in my life today, and how is he equipping me to participate?