The Rest Of The Story

“He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.   (John 1:10, NIV 1984).

My Musings – John packs a lot into his Gospel, of which this verse is only a sample.  I invite you to read the entire chapter.  But first, let’s unpack this verse.

He Was In The World – “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.” (John 1:14, NIV 1984).  The Son of God left the side of His Father, left the splendor of Heaven, where He had spent eternity past, to become a man and live among us.  Not merely a man, but “a man of sorrows.”  Not just to live among us, but to die for us.  “And being found in…