Scripture to Read: John 1:1–3
John is one of the original 12 disciples of Christ. God led John to write the Book of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Revelation. John lovingly refers to himself in the Book of John as one of the disciples “whom Jesus loved” (John 13:23, John 19:26, John 20:2, John 21:7, John 21:20). So, John had a beautiful understanding of how much Christ loved him and all of the rest of the disciples/followers of Christ, which includes us today. God used John to write His fourth gospel of Christ a little differently than Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In the first three Gospels of Christ, we find that God had Matthew, Mark, and Luke all include a written record about Christ’s birth, baptism, temptation in the wilderness, encounters with demons, teaching in parables, agony in Gethsemane, and His ascension. But God led John in a different direction, for God had John focus on Christ being God. Since God led John to deal with Christ as God, we read in John 1:1–3, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.” The “Word” is Christ, and He has always existed since the beginning, co-eternally, with God the Father. As the Holy Spirit wrote through John, God leaves no doubt right from the start that Christ is God and that everything was created through Christ.
Challenge & Application
• What sticks out to you today about the Gospel of John and why?
• Why is it important for us to understand that Christ is God and not Someone created by God?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!