GOOD JOB GUYS!

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.

         He was here in the beginning, with God - heck, he was God.  Jesus is omnipotent, omnipresent and has no beginning or end.  Whatever can be said of God can be said of Jesus.  So, and I don't take this lightly, Jesus really was God walking here on this earth.  This is the same God who made everything on this earth - created the thing!  He knows what "life to the full" is all about - and it's for everyone.  Now, here's the problem.  In this world, there is also darkness.  
     Right at the beginning of John, he lets us know that there is a presence that is the opposite of what God is all about.  But, we are the stronger!  We will show people what life could be like.  We are hope and life!
     I"m going to try not to be cocky saying this, but every time I do what Jesus would do, every time I think how Jesus would think, every time I pray as Jesus would pray - I bring that light into the darkness.  It's kind of crazy to think about the world as darkness - I'm a pretty positive person and see a lot of good here.  That's a sign to me that the light is overcoming.  We are doing our job.  
     As I started to think about these first five verses in John, it was a little overwhelming.  So much loaded in those first four sentences....and then so much responsibility in the last one.  But, as I've taken some time to break it down, it's pretty simple.  Jesus is God - same person.  We know what God would do for the most part, and every time we do that we help people have the life that God really wanted for everyone.  And when I look at the world today, that's happening quite a bit!
     

WANT A BETTER LIFE? RISE!

     So, this is the last in the "Want a better life?" series, and I'm going to give you a little challenge.
You want a better life?  Rise from the dead!
     Oh, you can't do that?  Too impossible?  Not even a chance?
     Well then, how about give the guy who did a chance?
     Boom!