John
1:11, 18 (NIV) He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive
him.
. . .
No one
has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father's side, has
made him known.
NOTE: The phrase,
"his own," refers to the people of God, the Jews. Jesus, born in a
Jewish family with a line to David through both step-Father, mother, and God
was rejected by his people, the people of Israel. But while the nation
rejected him, many believed in him and so were born into the family of God. No
one has ever seen God, but Jesus' incarnation as Son of God has made him known
to all. I can see God through the pages of the New Testament. The creator of
the universe humbled himself to be seen and known by all. He went first to the
people he chose to make himself known in the world but who had failed in their
mission. They also failed to recognize the times or the person of Christ. And
therefore, God turned to a mixture of Jewish and Gentile believers, bonded
together by the love of Christ, to carry the good news to the ends of the
earth. I have benefitted from that message. I have been reborn because someone
cared enough to tell me the story. Who am I telling the story to? Do I have the
same passion to share the story as though whose witness saved me?
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