This post originally ran during Christmas last year, but as we count down the short days until Christmas, we thought it was just the encouragement our hearts needed as we focus on the reason we celebrate this week. You can find this beautiful image, along with other beautiful and inspirational Christmas images included in our Christmas Countdown, on our Share page. {click here} to view the collection and send your favorites to your friends and family!
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The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
He came into the very world He created, but the world didn’t recognize Him. He came to His own people, and even they rejected Him. But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.
So the Word became human and made His home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen His glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
John testified about Him when He shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for He existed long before me.’”
From His abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses, but God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart.
He has revealed God to us.
John 1:9-18
Bev Duncan @ Walking Well With God says
(in)courage,
“He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness…” So thankful that Jesus never gives up on me…that His love is unfailing and that He always walks with me through whatever I am going through. Thanks for bringing my focus even more keenly onto Christ and His unfathomable love.
Blessings,
Bev
Beth Williams says
Bev,
I have been following your story here at In (Courage). I have been praying a lot for your son. May God change His heart and bring him back to Himself!
I was also thrilled when you got married. I was praying that God would send you a wonderful Godly man!
Prayers that you have/had a great Christmas!
Blessing
Elizabeth says
Bev, Just wanted you to know I prayed for you yesterday and your son. Merry Christmas
Bev Duncan @ Walking Well With God says
Thank you so much…Merry Christmas to you too 🙂
Bev xx
Susan Mead says
He is my delight, my Lord, my Savior and I dance with Him daily.
Joanne says
All praise belong to You God. No one can compare to You. There is no one like You Lord. No one can do the things You do. You are a great and awesome God. I love You. Thank You for being my heavenly Father.
Beth Williams says
This reminds me of the song “Leaving Heaven” by Matthew West on his Heart of Christmas CD. It talks about Jesus living in splendor and leaving the golden streets of Heaven to come down to our broken world. The second stanza hits the nail on the head: “You see the world is dark and it needs a light.
I’m gonna hang a star in the eastern sky
So everybody’s gonna know where I touch down
I’m leaving Heaven right now.
Blessings Everyone! Merry Christmas!