By Pastor John Brito

I like the preposition, “with” because it denotes something in relation to something else and conveys the idea of relational proximity. This is what I think of when I read John 1:1 that says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (ESV)

The “Word” referenced here is the Son of God. In the original Greek, the word, “Word”, means the expression of something. The Son is the full expression of God the Father. He, the Son, was with the Father since the beginning. The beginning here refers not to the beginning of space-time, but to the beginning before all beginnings, to eternity.

The preposition, with, means that the Son has been in an intimate relationship with his Father, for all time. He knows how to infinitely love, with no end in sight, and to be faithful in that relationship in a way that we can’t fathom.

But it’s John 1:14 that has the greatest significance for us. John says, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”. (ESV) The Son stepped out of eternity and into our space-time and became a man, in the person of Jesus, to bring that infinite love and faithful presence to us. He says to us in Matthew 28:20, “I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

We’re never alone. Jesus is with us, loving us infinitely and faithfully for all time. What does this mean to you?