"In the beginning was the Word and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning." Now... How is that word going to be related, connected, identified with us? "The Word was made flesh." That which was spoken by God would be manifested in, by, and through the Lord Jesus Christ. Let's look at just a few of the words, spoken by God, being fleshed out by Jesus, the Living Word.
What words were made flesh? We have already seen the passage in Revelation and
know the word spoken, the determination, that Jesus would be the sacrificial
Lamb of God was made before the foundation of the world. That Word (covenant,
promise) was made flesh and carried to completion when Jesus laid down His life
on the cross. Then we find God speaking the words to Adam and Eve as He
cast them out of the Garden of Eden: "And I will put enmity between thee
and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and
thou shalt bruise his heel." (Genesis 3:15) That word, spoken, was made
flesh and accomplished when Jesus arose from the tomb after three days and
three night.
"And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee:
and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." (Genesis 12:3)
This word was spoken to Abraam as God led him out of his native land and was
taking him into the land promised to His seed after him. This covenant,
promise, was made that all families of the earth would be blessed as the result
of the seed of Abram (Abraham). Who was that seed that brought the blessing? It
was none other than the Living Word, the Lord Jesus Christ. Let's once again
hear the words of the Angel as he spoke to the shepherds: "And the angel
said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to ALL PEOPLE. For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2:10-11) The
promise of blessing was made flesh in Christ and indeed God has a people out of
every nation, kindred, tongue, and people.
"I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand,
and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of
the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the
prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house." (Isaiah
42:6-7) Surely we know that this word was made flesh and truly Jesus Christ is
that Way Maker, Prison Breaker, Light of the World. He is this Word made flesh.
This is spoken as though future tense, but the covenant was sure and steadfast
even when this was spoken 700 years before the birth of Jesus. Be assured this
is speaking of the Son of God, the Living Word. Jesus went into the synagogue.
The book of Isaiah was handed to Him. He opened the book and began to read,
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach
the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach
deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty them that are bruised." (Luke 4:18) All eyes were upon Him as He
sat down. He then spoke these words, "This day is this scripture fulfilled
in your ears." The word that was spoken unto Isaiah centuries before
was made flesh in the Living Word, Jesus the Christ.
These are just a few of the times when the Living Word made or showed a
connection between God and man. We will see more occurrences as we go through
John when Jesus showed in human form the manner in which God felt sympathy with
and identified Himself with us. God's covenant, His Promise of Grace was spoken
before "the beginning," but was related to us, spoken to us,
identified with us through the Living Word made flesh - Jesus Christ.