Friday
January 9
From Creator |
to Created
EXPLORATION
John 1:14
CONCLUDE
Because our minds are finite and human, we find it difficult to wrap our imagi-
nation around the idea of God becoming human. Why would anyone give up heav-
en—perfection in its most ideal setting? Why risk everything to save a people
whose main goal was to destroy and kill you for trying to save them? Only a God
of amazing love and grace can give such a gift. Once we realize what God has
done, how do we even begin to show our gratitude?
CONSIDER
Bl Painting a picture that expresses absolute joy for you.
HB Singing the song “Amazing Grace” by yourself in an empty room with your
eyes closed. As you sing, imagine God sitting before you as your only
audience.
BW Visiting a nursery or a friend with a newborn baby. Think about the new-
ness and beauty of the creation of a child. Imagine what it must have been
like for the Creator to become the created.
HB Writing a Thank-You letter to God. In your letter be very specific about why
you are glad God chose to save the human race and what it has meant to
you in your life.
HB Reading chapters 2 and 3 of Athanasius’s On the Incarnation, translated
and available online at <http://www.theologywebsite.com/etext/athana-
sius/incarnation.shtml>. Think about how this document relates to your
own concept of the Incarnation.
HB Studying a map of Jerusalem and creating an imaginary walk through
Jerusalem in a field or park near your home. As you walk, try to visualize
what it must have been like for Jesus to walk the streets and towns of His
day—knowing He had once walked the streets of heaven.
HB Talking with someone you know who seems to give unconditional love in
the toughest circumstances. Ask what gives him or her the ability to love
through heartache, pain, and disappointment?
CONNECT
The Desire of Ages, chap. 55.
Max Lucado, God Came Near.
Janya Mekeiburg, Lincoln, Nebraska
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