Showing Us the Way
by Sam
John 1:14, 16-17
The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. From his fullness we all received grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
I have many happy memories of Christmas vacation playing board games with my family and friends.
At the start, teaching my parents the rules to games took some time. We would go over all the rules one by one, but my parents would sometimes get confused or forget.
“Just play the game and we’ll learn,” my dad would say.
As we played, my parents made many mistakes, but got better and better. A few years ago, my mom won 6 games in row while cooking meals in the kitchen.
The board game rules taught us how to play and how to win. Without them, the board game was just random cards, color tiles, and strange small objects.
The Word in today’s verse is the rules. God’s will is for us to be happy and holy. He gave us the rules in His Word, the Bible.
God sent His Son, Jesus, to show us how much joy and peace we can attain following God’s laws. He showed us the true depth of God’s grace and exposed Satan’s lies with truth. Jesus showed us how to play by the rules and win the prize of life everlasting. And He offers to help you along that journey today.
Reflection
Do any of God’s “rules” confuse me? I will write them down and earnestly ask Jesus to show me how to follow them.
Prayer
Thank You, Jesus, for coming to show us that through You, we can follow God’s rules and understand His will. Thank You for being with me, step by step, to show me the way. Please guide me today. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
