September 30

"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us [and we beheld his glory]." John 1:14

There came a time when God committed himself to human form in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Before the Word became flesh, God's fullness knew no bounds. However, once the incarnation became a reality, his work and his power on earth were committed to this flesh. Would the Son of man, Christ Jesus, restrict God or manifest him? We are shown from the Bible that far from limiting God, he has instead wonderfully manifested God's fullness.

Then the time came for Christ to distribute his life to his disciples. There, we may feel, the restriction really began! For nearly 2,000 years God has been working in the Church toward the day when, in the fullest sense, his glory will no longer be restricted.

Do we realize this? If we do, will we not spontaneously lift our eyes to him and cry, "O God, how we have hindered thee! How we have limited thy power and thy glory! Find a way through us, even now, freely to manifest thy glory!"