The Word is
forever. The Word is Creator. The apostle John has made two fundamental
assertions about the Word, but has yet to identify who the Word is. Today he adds two more divine qualities to
the two already ascribed: The Word is
“The Life” and the Word is “The Light.”
I actually see
these two qualities as subsets of the previous declaration that the Word is
“Creator.” It is as if John is making a
reference to Creation and expanding the direct association of the Word to the
creative activities of that first week on this planet. When God came to the moment of creation it
was he that brought life to an orb that was “dark and void” (Genesis 1:2). Life could not have begun without the
presence of God initiating it. In fact,
on the first day the creation narrative states that God said, “Let there be
light!” and light appeared where no light was present before. I believe this
light was not associated with any external source other than the life-giving
light of God’s presence.
I cannot help but
see a passionate desire by the aging apostle to draw from that allusion to
creation in order to establish an even greater truth related to the spiritual
re-creative work of the Word on behalf of the same humanity He created to begin
with. Think about it, the Creator
becomes the re-Creator. The light of
creation becomes the light that re-directs his lost creation. The Life-Giver breathes life into a dying
planet. Something amazing it at
work! The Word of God is ever-working (John
5:17). It is in His nature to work. We are the focus of that never-ceasing
activity. It sure is nice to know that
God works so hard in order for us to fully live the life He created us to live
and to clearly see the beauty He offers in exchange for the ashes of our
death-bound existence without Him. It
sure beats languishing blindly, groping our way through the darkness of sin and
death. That, after all, becomes our
ultimate choice—the choice that John is placing before us.
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