December 28, 2017 - - John 1:14 Discovery that changes everything

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14 NKJV

Last night I was watching the news and Bob McDonald, the host of CBC's science program "Quirks and Quarks" gave his "top 5 stories of the year". One was the discovery of gravitational waves. Einstein had predicted these, but wasn't sure they'd ever be observed. In 2016 two collapsing black holes gave evidence of gravitational waves. And now, in 2017, this phenomena was observed again.

Bob McDonald's comment about this was so striking to me. It was something like this: "One discovery can change the way we view everything."

Indeed.

Jesus became flesh. The Very Glory of God became veiled in flesh and bore our sorrows. That is the history-shattering, science and philosophical upsetting, sociological and economic up-ending and artistic re-interpreting discovery that changes the way in which we view every single thing in this life and the life to come. Nothing will ever be the same. We cannot view anything in heaven, on earth, in the cosmos, or under the earth in the same way ever again. God in near. Those with the eyes of faith will see His glory.

Jesus, King of Glory, the carols are now fading and people are gearing up for New Year's Eve parties so I pray now more than ever, that the people around me will not have missed the greatest news story of history: Your Incarnation. Bring many friends and relatives, people near and far, to see Your glory. Amen.