God is not a ‘god’ who keeps his distance from us. He comes near to us. He is not a ‘god’ who keeps his silence. He speaks to us. This is the great declaration of faith made by the Psalmist in Psalm 50:3 – “Our God comes, He does not keep silence”. “God the Lord speaks” – This is the great message which comes to us from the opening verse of Psalm 50. How does God come near to us? How does He speak to us? He comes near to us in Jesus Christ. He speaks to us through Jesus Christ.
In John 1:1, we have this tremendous description of Jesus Christ: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Jesus Christ is the Word. God is speaking to us through Jesus Christ. How does God speak to us through Jesus Christ? He speaks to us by drawing near to us – “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Jesus Christ is God’s Word. He is God, speaking to us. He is God, coming near to us. He is God, “full of grace and truth” (John
We think about Jesus Christ. We think about His coming to our world. We ask, “What has He brought to our world?” We may answer this question in a number of ways. He has brought meaning. He has brought purpose. He has brought direction. He has brought love. He has brought joy. He has brought peace. What has Christ brought to our world? There is another answer to our question. It is not a list of many things. It is quite simply this: He has brought Himself. He has brought God. He is “God with us” (Matthew
We think about Jesus Christ. We ask, “What is His message for today’s world?” We begin with the Man. He is the message. To hear His message, we must listen to Him. Before we press on to the present, His message for us today, we must go back to the past. Christ has come to us. This is our starting-point. From here, we move on to today, to the Christ who still comes to us.
