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John 1:14 KJV

[14] And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

The verse above is part of the insights and revelations at the start of the book of John. It speaks about the mystery, manifestation, and personification of the Word of God. We start with these eternal words: "In the beginning was the Word". It speaks to the origin of the Word, and as we read the above, we know He has no beginning or end. Whenever time began is when He says it is, and time ceases when He says it does, even though there are no limits with Him. By the Word, creation was spoken into existence, and all we see today is the product of the power behind the person and the expression of the Word of God. Recall the constant expressions of "Let there be" and "It was so". Those are powerful words that are connected: the spoken word of authority to create, and the unfailing manifestation of that word. That is power that my mortal mind can never fully comprehend on this side of eternal life, but God has made a way for me to get an understanding of His person and power. 

This is made clear by the words of the verse above. If the Word remained at it was at the story of creation, it would probably be very difficult for sinful, mortal man to relate. An unholy person could not approach the Holy God without consequences, usually fatal. We read the stories of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, as well as the account of the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, who offered unholy fire before the Lord, and there was immediate punishment. But we also read the account of Isaiah, who saw the glory of God, surrendered to the cleansing power and was able to respond the right way to the Word of God. We read of men like Enoch who walked with God on earth and then walked with Him into eternity. These were mortal men like you and I, and we now have help that was not really available to the men of old. The help came in the form of the Word, who became like us, so we could have all the help we need to be like Him. That is deep. 

God knew that our sinful, mortal nature could not please Him, so He made a way for us to get all the help we needed. Jesus, the Word of God, was born in the flesh, so He could walk our walk, and provide a template of help that we could rely on. He dwelt among us, ate our food and drank our water. He was sometimes tired, as all men are, and needed to rest, like we all too. In that humanity was His divinity also made manifest, as we now had an idea of the power and grace available to us. He is God, yet He lived like us, so we could know it is possible to live like Him. His glory has been made manifest, and we can relate to Him, as a son can relate to a loving Father. He is full of grace and truth, because that is who He is. Anyone who would come to Him knows what s/he is getting; there is no deceit or falsehood with Him. The Word has been made known to us, and help is now available. There will be no excuse for not taking advantage of the help that has now been made available. What are you waiting for? God's time of favour is here.