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Christ the Living Word, January 11
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
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Jesus is called the Word of God. He accepted His Father’s law,
wrought out its principles in His life, manifested its spirit, and showed
its beneficent power in the heart. Says John: “The Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
All that man needs to know or can know of God has been revealed
in the life and character of His Son....
Taking humanity upon Him, Christ came to be one with humanity
and at the same time to reveal our heavenly Father to sinful human
beings. He was in all things made like unto His brethren. He became
flesh, even as we are. He was hungry and thirsty and weary. He was
sustained by food and refreshed by sleep. He shared the lot of men, and
yet He was the blameless Son of God....
Tender, compassionate, sympathetic, ever considerate of others, He
represented the character of God, and was constantly engaged in service
for God and man.
The followers of Christ must be partakers of His experience. They
must assimilate the Word of God. They must be changed into its likeness
by the power of Christ and reflect the divine attributes.... The spirit and
work of Christ must become the spirit and work of His disciples.
In the study of the Bible the converted souls eats the flesh and
drinks the blood of the Son of God, which He Himself interprets as the
receiving and doing of His words, that are spirit and life. The Word is
made flesh, and dwells among us, in those who receive the holy precepts
of the Word of God. The Saviour of the world has left a holy, pure
example for all men. It illuminates, uplifts, and brings immortality to
all who obey the divine requirements.
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