the Word became flesh

“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

When I first came to the United States, I was in second grade. It was truly a big transition for me. Everything was different. Environment, cars, people, food, language, and many more. When I first started going to school, I obviously could not speak a word in English. I remember it wasn't easy for me and I think I had a few episodes regarding my language barrier. 

One time, my dad was asked to come to school. As you know, the homeroom teacher would take attendance by calling everyone's name when we first come to school in the morning. However, the teacher was telling dad that I would never respond whenever she'd call my name! Later dad had realized that the teacher had not been calling my name wrong. As for me, I never recognized my name and I wasn’t able to ask why she had never called my name because I simply couldn’t speak the language.

Another trouble I had was, I didn’t know how to raise my hand and say, “May I go to the restroom, please?” The only time I could go to the bathroom was during recess time or when I got back home after school. Those times weren’t easy for me but eventually I learned to speak the language and here I am today. The transitioning period was not easy and I had to go through a lot in order to adjust to a new culture.

I think about what Jesus had to go through to be a human being like us. Deity putting on weak humanness. He came down from the heavenly throne to be like us. It wasn’t just a matter of a cultural transition! God became like one of us! Almighty God who is infinite limited to be like us. It’s just amazing to think of the sacrifice Jesus had to go through as He down to the earth to be like us. But because He made it possible, we can be saved. Without this transition for Jesus, there would be no cross. Without the cross, there would be no salvation for us. We live because of Him.