Before He Was Jesus
Before Jesus came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem, He already existed. That might sound surprising, but Scripture is clear—Jesus didn’t begin in the manger. He is eternal. He was with God, and He was God. That’s how the Gospel of John opens: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1).
Jesus, before His earthly birth, was known as the Word. He was not created; He is the Creator. “Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:3). He existed before time. He stood beside the Father, shining with divine glory. In fact, He shared the very nature of God. As Paul wrote, “He existed in the form of God” (Philippians 2:6).
In the Old Testament, we catch glimpses of Him. When the Angel of the Lord appeared to Moses at the burning bush, many scholars believe this was Jesus, stepping briefly into time.
Before He cried in a cradle, He commanded galaxies. Before He took on skin, He shared in glory. And yet, He chose to leave it all behind for us.
That’s the wonder of His birth. The Eternal One became an infant. The Creator became one of His creations.
He was—He is—and He came for you.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.