Without Him

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made; without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. (John 1:1–5, NIV 1984).

My Musings – “Without Him.” Just let that thought sink in for a few moments. No environment suitable for life, because all would be “formless and empty, darkness…over the surface of the deep,” (Genesis 1:2, NIV 1984). There would be no intelligent life made “man in [God’s] image, in [God’s] likeness,” (Genesis 1:26, NIV 1984), in fact no life at all. If He had not “[become] flesh and made His dwelling among us,” (John 1:14, NIV 1984), there would be no second birth. No redemption of mankind. For, “salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we [can] be saved,” (Acts 4:12, NIV 1984).

“Without Him?” Inconceivable. Because we and all creation are here. “Fearfully and wonderfully made; [His] works are wonderful, [we] know that full well, (Psalm 139:14, NIV 1984). Ever “since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made,” (Romans 1:19–20a, NIV 1984).

My Advice – Do not enter eternity ““without Him.” Inexcusable, because “men are without excuse,” (Romans 1:20b, NIV 1984).