March 6
2019
In the Beginning
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. John 1:1-5
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Revelation 13:8
Today is the beginning of Lent. Beginnings are interesting things.
Everything has a beginning.
When we think about Lent leading up to Easter, we might see today as a beginning.
However, the journey to Easter started much earlier than the beginning of Lent.
We read in John that the Word was already in the beginning.
He was present before the foundation of the world. Jesus, the Word, transcends all beginnings.
Like beginnings, plans are interesting things.
Every plan starts somewhere.
We read in Revelation that the Lamb was slain before the foundation of the world.
The Divine plan for, for the Lamb of God (Jesus), to die willingly on the cross, taking on our sins, so we may be righteous in Him before God, allowing us to walk in eternal relationship with the Father, was made and carried out before the earth was even created.
The plan of God preceded not only us, but the very foundation of the world.
If we think of beginnings and plans in the natural we understand that everything has a beginning and starts somewhere.
What we need to understand is that there is more to life than what we see in the natural.
Jesus transcends all beginnings and the plans that took Him to the cross at Easter were not only made but carried out before creation even began.
What a privilege it is to worship Jesus together throughout this Easter season;
the One that transcends time, beginnings and all plans that are to go forth.
My prayer for us as we journey through Lent together is that we will commit to this time in the Word, that we would open ourselves us to go deeper into the Word and that we would come away more focused on our relationship with Jesus.
Grab your Bible, a pen and paper and a cup of your favorite warm beverage and curl up in a comfy chair.
Jesus is waiting.