Who Is He and Why Did He Come?

Joh 1:1-3  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  He was with God in the beginning.  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. NIV

Joh 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.  NIV


Verse one of the gospel of John tells us that the Word was with God and was God and made everything that has been made. Verse 14 tells us that the one called the Word became flesh. To say it another way, God became flesh. The one who was with God and was God became flesh. The one who had made all creation became a part of His creation. 

If you take the time to read the entire chapter you will see that the One who is called the Word is Jesus.

Jesus was not merely a man who was an extraordinary teacher. Jesus was and is the Creator who made everything that was created. At a certain point in time He also became a man of flesh. Flesh like you and I have. Flesh that could be felt, and could become fatigued, and that could be nailed to a cross and die.

Why did the One who was with God and was God also become flesh? Why did Jesus become a man of flesh who could be mistreated and killed?

One primary reason He did that is revealed in how John the Baptist introduced Him as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)

Roman 6:23 states that the wages of sin is death. You might not like those wages, but you and I cannot change the fundamental characteristics of this Creation. Scientists and engineers and others can work with the various properties that are part of creation. They can discover things they didn’t know before. But they can’t make something totally new out of nothing, or create new properties or characteristics that were not at least in some form already part of the creation.

God makes the rules. We learn about them and either reject them or seek His help to live within their limits.

God determined that the wages of sin is death. He also determined what sin is. Just because a person thinks he or she isn’t a sinner doesn’t make it so. If we do not love God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength then we are sinners and have earned the wages of sin – death. We are sinners if we disobey anything God commands us.

Jesus, who is God, came in the flesh, to be the Lamb of God, so He could be put to death for our sins.

Did Jesus ever sin? No. As much as the leaders of that time tried, they could not find a single fault in Him. But because He didn’t do things their way, and said things they didn’t like, they saw to it that He was crucified. Nailed to a cross. Killed.

Jesus, the only sinless man to ever live became the spotless Lamb of God whose death atones for sin. Not symbolically, but truly. God the Father can forgive us because His only begotten Son died on our behalf.

I can never thank Jesus enough for having suffered and died for my sins. He is an amazing God, to have become flesh so that He could die for us.

Yes, Jesus is my Boss. He is my Lord. He is my Savior. I want to become all He wants me to become. I want to do all He wants me to do. And not merely to earn His appreciation. I want to love Him to whatever extent He makes it possible for me to love Him. Part of my loving Him is doing what He wants me to do. Part of loving Him is learning what He wants me to do.