The Relocation of Jesus

The announcement came from the prophet, Isaiah, in the eighth century BC when the nation of Judah was under Assyrian control.  The aforementioned announcement reads, "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.  And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."   About 700 years later, this prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus Christ was born.  So, where was Jesus between the Old Testament prophecy and His birth?  Good question.  He was "outside of time" as we define time.  Yes, He was here/there/everywhere all the time.  John explains Jesus' eternal existence when he writes, "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning." (John 1:1-2) Jesus was the Word.  "In the beginning" speaks of eternity: past and present and future, and that phrase is different from "from the beginning," which describes humans and our experiences with the past.  For example, we might say, " This is a great story, so I will start from the beginning," indicating that there was a starting point.  Clearly, there was not a starting point with Jesus.
     Judging from the title of this blog, we could assume that Jesus was somewhere but moved to some place new.  And your assumption would be precise, and John 1:14 explains the relocation process: Jesus came from the Father above, was made flesh (born as baby Jesus), and made His dwelling place among us.
     Followers of Jesus believe in the virgin birth, which is Biblical doctrine.  Jesus was born, walked among us, trained His disciples, and shared His gospel.  His gospel is still transforming lives today.
     So, why do we celebrate this prophecy that has come to fruition?  We believe when Jesus became God Incarnate (became flesh and walked among us), He also became the Light to the World and promises those who follow Him will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12).
     We love the Christmas season for so many reasons.  We celebrate the relocation of Jesus for when He left heaven and came to planet earth (the place He created in the beginning), He brought with Him Light.  No wonder we see a symbolic abundance of light displays at Christmas.  Christmas just would not be Christmas without lights; in fact, Christmas would not exist without the Light of the World.
    Wishing you a joyous, light-filled Christmas.  And, don't worry about time.  Jesus controls that!
    Keep Looking Up and thank you for reading our blog!
    J:m and L:nda