Last updated on October 23, 2024
He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…
John 1:10-12
I think this is a main theme that will be woven through the entire saga. We suffer from a blindness. Truth is right in front of us, yet we fail to see. Or at times we simply don’t want to see. The long-awaited Messiah walked in the midst of his own people yet they didn’t receive him. But others received him. His invitation was and is to all people. To the one who will hear, let him hear. And let him receive Christ.
What does it mean to receive? It’s different from belief. Belief is mostly about the head. Receiving is a whole body experience. It’s connected to the head but moves to the heart, and then goes further into our daily lives.