Week of 3/10-3/16: His Life - The Coming of the Messiah King

Day Three: John 1:10-13 He was in the world, and the world was created through Him, yet the world did not recognize Him. He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name, who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.

IMAGINE THAT YOU JUST RECEIVED the exciting news that you’ve been cast as the lead in the school play.You need to share this news with your best friend immediately.Do you...Send her a text message? Post on her Facebook Wall? Shoot her an e-mail? Direct message her on Twitter? Leave a comment on her blog? Drop a postcard in the mail? Skype her? Pick up the phone and call her? Shout the news to her across the cafeteria?

The point is, in today’s connected society, we see a multitude of possible ways to communicate with other people.We, as finite human beings, have developed countless ways to stay in touch and disseminate important information with others.If fallen man could develop this many different means of communication, think of the possible means of communication God had at his disposal!

In fact, the Old Testament shares several of the ways He used to communicate in the past: there was the burning bush, the yelling through thunderclaps, the whispering through a cloud, the sending of angels, and even a talking donkey! God had plenty of options at His disposal to reveal Himself and His means of redemption to the world.He ultimately chose to reveal this important truth through His only begotten Son, Jesus.

Jesus, though, did more than simply deliver a message.Jesus was the message! This perfect message gave a glorious glimpse of what God looks like.Instead of merely telling us what God is like, Jesus showed us what He is like.Jesus was able to show us a picture full of grace and truth! That is something that only Jesus could fully show.Grace and truth couldn’t be adequately communicated in a cloud, or in thunder or even through a talking donkey.The fullness of God’s grace and truth can only be communicated through the glorious Gospel of Christ!

PAUSE AND REFLECT

▷▷What are some ways God communicates with people?

▷▷What does the Gospel of Christ communicate about God?

▷▷How does the communication of the Gospel shape and direct our lives?