1 John 1:1–4
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our joy complete.
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The story of Jesus is no fairy tale. Jesus was no ghost. Jesus was not a figment of John's imagination. Jesus was not a myth. Jesus really existed and this reality gave great joy to John! John uses several sensory terms here in the opening of his letter to assure Christians that Jesus did indeed take on flesh and live among us. Even though God is holy, he made him accessible to you through the person of Jesus Christ and he wants to have fellowship with you even as he did with John.
Take just a few moments to digest that. Jesus became a human and wants to hang out with you. He wants to be at your side. He wants to be your friend. He wants to be with you through all the joys of life and through all the pains of life.
I imagine that as John wrote this letter decades after Jesus ascended back to heaven he could still feel that loving touch of the Word of life. Feel his arm around you right now and share in the complete joy of being in fellowship with Jesus.
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