The Word Is Reason Itself

God’s Word says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” — John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Thought,
and the Reason,
of God.
For the Word was always
more than words.

Where we write “Word,”
John had a bigger word,
Logos
the Word of God,
the Thought of God,
Divine Reason,
the ordering principle of all things.

This is Jesus.
To those then who say,
Jesus is unreasonable,
you and I
may reply,
my friend, Jesus is Reason itself.

Devotional poem © 2015 Michael Himick. Used with permission.

The Word

God’s Word says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” — John 1:1

God’s one goal for us is Himself. The Good News — the best news in the world, in fact — is that you can have God Himself.

Francis Chan

We should be Christlike in all our life. . . . Christ wants others to see Him reflected in us.

Henrietta Mears

Like Jesus

The Apostles taught, “Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did” — 1 John 2:6

There was a time
when you and I
didn’t know Jesus
and didn’t care about Him.
We were in love
with the world
or religion.

But then we met Him.
Jesus changed us!
New heart!
New life!
New us!
The real us —
the people we
were always meant to be.

Now, Jesus,
you are the guide,
you are the goal,
of our new lives.
We want to walk as you walked.
We want to live as you lived.
We want the world to see
you in us!

Devotional poem © 2016 Michael Himick. Used with permission.

Whoever Claims

The Apostles taught, “Whoever claims to live in Him must live as Jesus did” — 1 John 2:6