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December 31, 2022John the Evangelist begins his Gospel account with a description of the Word of God and the creation of the universe and humankind. This Gospel is linked with the beginning of the first book of Genesis. The "Word of God" was a common expression among the Jews. God's Word in the Hebrew Scriptures is an active, creative, and dynamic word. "By the word of the Lord the heavens were made". "He sends forth his commands to the earth; and swiftly runs his command”.
The Book of Wisdom addresses God as the one who "made all things by your word". God's Word is also equated with his wisdom. The Book of Wisdom describes "wisdom" as God's eternal, creative, and illuminating power. Both "word" and "wisdom" are seen as one and the same.
John describes Jesus as God's creative, life-giving, and light-giving Word that has come to earth in human form. "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life". Jesus is the wisdom and power of God which created the world and sustains it who assumed a human nature in order to accomplish our salvation in it. Jesus is truly man while remaining truly God.
If we are going to behold the glory of God, we will do it through Jesus Christ. God's purpose for us, even from the beginning of his creation, is that we would be fully united with him. Through Jesus God is made known as the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. By our being united in Jesus, God becomes our Father and we become his children.
