JOHN 1:11
“He came”—these two simple words are at
the root of all theology and of all truth!
Before
Christ came in the incarnation, there had been only the eternal past. Then from
the time of creation, we have such hints as “In the beginning he was God” and
“In him was light” and “all things were made by him” and “In him was life.”
Now it
says, “He came!”
We are
struck by the wonder of these simple words. All of the pity that God is capable
of feeling, all of the mercy that God is capable of showing, and all of the
redeeming love and grace that He could pour out of His divine being—all are at
least suggested in the fact that Jesus came!
Then too,
all of the hopes and longings and aspirations and dreams of immortality that
lie in the human breast had their fulfillment in these two words, “He came!”
The
message is more profound than all philosophy. It may be a superlative
statement, but I believe it to be a balanced and accurate statement, to insist
that the impact of these two words, understood in their high spiritual context,
is wiser than all of man’s learning.
Because
He is “the true light that lights every man that cometh into the world,” man’s
long night of darkness is dispelled. We celebrate with Milton the delight that
“This is the happy morn wherein the Son of heaven’s eternal king, of wedded
maid and virgin mother born, our great redemption from above did bring!”
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