The Apostle John tells us that Jesus came into the world so that everyone who believed in him could become nothing less than “children of God” (John 1:12).

John goes on to say “We have seen his glory” (John 1:14).

For three years, John saw Jesus do astounding things; he heard Jesus speak, talked with him, and touched him.

He saw him practising what he preached.

In Jesus he saw what it could be like to live in union with Almighty God, and all of this changed John’s life dramatically.

For John, “seeing” Jesus’ glory meant experiencing it first-hand.

It meant sharing in that glory. It meant being changed by that glory to the point that John became more and more like Jesus.

This is what it means to become a child of God and it is the greatest Christmas present that Jesus could ever give to us.

So, as we celebrate Christmas, know that Jesus wants us to experience His glory just as powerfully as John did. He wants to touch our hearts and renew our minds. He wants to give us power over sin and fill us with His grace. He wants to make us all into a new creation!  (Rev 21:5).

I wish you all a happy and a holy Christmas.

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