Day 7 - Week 3 - John 1:14 "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."

Last night for our third verse!  Have you got this one embedded in your heart?  Can you say it aloud with me without looking?  Do it right now.

Doesn't it feel good to repeat God's Word from your heart?  And to have understanding of the words behind your voice?  That's where we need to be by the end of the week with these verses...not just to be able to say them, but to be able to know them, and to be able to pull them from the storage place of our hearts when we are called on to do so. 

When do you see yourself calling on this verse?  What if someone asked you, "Do you really believe that Jesus was actually God?"  Would that be a good time to cite this verse and to share with the person asking the question that this verse was penned by John, who had walked alongside Jesus and who had seem Him when He had been glorified on the Mount of Transfiguration, when He had been hung on the cross, after He was resurrected and when He arose into the heavens.  That John had gone to his grave testifying to what he had seen, and that he had never recounted that testimony, even when faced with imprisonment, exile, and torture. 

What if someone asked you, "What did Jesus' life on earth accomplish?  Why did God need to send Him?"  Would that also be a good time to cite this verse and to share that Jesus had brought with him the fullness of grace and truth...grace that brings with it our acceptance by God, exchanging our unholiness for Jesus' perfection, gaining something that we could never earn; and truth, God's absolute truth that Jesus showed to us throughout His life on earth, showing us the qualities of God in tangible ways so that we could understand that we serve a God of love, of compassion and of absolute justice, and showing us the truth of the only way to eternal life with God. 

What if you have a moment of doubt and ask yourself, "Why Jesus?  Why not any one of the many other ways to find God?"  Would that be a good time to let this verse wash over you with the assurance that John wants us to feel once again...."we have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only", and that because of a Spirit-filled testimony like John's, we can remind ourselves through the continuing empowerment of His Spirit within us, that Jesus is the One who was glorified, who sits at the right hand of God the Father, and who will come again to rule in absolute authority over all.  And we will be able to call on other verses that share in this testimony to over rule the temptor's words of doubt that he would love to have us embrace...but we will be armed and doubts will be dispelled by the power of His Word living within us. 

That is the reason that I am Hiding His Words in My Heart!  I am so happy that you are joining me!

Praise God for His faithfulness - Praise God for His Word - Praise God for Jesus our Savior!