John 1:10-12 (NIV)
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
I feel it a real honor to be allowed to prepare these devotionals, but I have to admit to sometimes struggling with the actual writing. For instance, today’s: I found that I just couldn’t make it work. I’d written at least three different devotionals plus many drafts and pieces in my head for today and discarded each. I’d pulled references from biblegateway.com and the dictionary (8 definitions for “redemption” if anyone’s counting). Yet today as I re-read verses 10-12, it’s as new and fresh as if the words were added last night. He is with me always (work, family, recreation, trying to write) and I too often fail to recognize Him. I am given the right to become His child, if I just believe. But I get too busy, too independent, too afraid to ask, and have any number of other distractions, yet I long to see His glory.
Where are you today? Are you conscious of how He made the world? Do you recognize Him and receive Him? Do you enjoy all the rights that come from being His child?
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