And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary…

Beginning with Adam and Eve’s “original sin,” it was always God’s intention to send a Savior.  But God’s Savior is no hired hand.  God’s Savior is God himself.  The doctrine of the incarnation teaches that God comes into history in the person and work of Jesus.

Spend a few minutes each day this week focusing on one verse from John 1:1-5 and ask yourself the question, what difference does it make that God actually took on flesh in Jesus?