Oh my goodness. I left out the ellipsis in yesterday's entry. Genesis begins "In the beginning God..." and I related the beginning of John 1 to the first words of Genesis, but in John it actually states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." If I were to connect the two appropriately I needed the ellipsis: In the beginning...God.
Interestingly, the verses beyond the ellipsis are equally foundational to our faith in Jesus - affirming Jesus for being whom he claimed to be: "All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." (ESV) The pre-incarnate Jesus (before He was birthed into this world and given that name) was part of the Trinity, and was God, Creator. It's hard to wrap our finite minds around that - but the Holy Spirit made that reality clear to John, and John started his book with that truth.
My chapter for today was John 2. In John 2, we learn of Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine so that the bridal couple - particularly, the groom - did not experience embarrassment by running out of wine. And Jesus didn't skimp on the volume or the quality of the wine. That one miracle cemented his disciples' belief in Him.
The miracle that cemented my faith in God was in the Fall of 1970 when he saved my baby I was pregnant with from being miscarried. It is part of my testimony! I prayed and said, "God, I don't know if you really exist, but if you do, and if you will save my baby I will recommit my life to you." The bleeding stopped. God saved my baby, and he saved me! And through it all since that day, I am fully committed to faith in Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
What about you? What is your defining moment that propelled you to absolute commitment?
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