And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.” (Luke 1:35)
Jesus is called the Son, because the Father wants us to understand that the human Jesus was born just like we are, but He wasn’t the spitting image of his earthly mother. He was the spitting image of His Heavenly Father.
The Greek word for “image” is the word “eikon” which gives us our word “icon.” It refers to a perfect replica, a precise copy, an exact reproduction. The plainest way to say it is, Jesus was God in human flesh. Jesus Christ the Son is just as much God as God the Father.
Jesus was fully God. He was not fractionally God. He was not partially God; He was fully God. There was a time when Jesus was not a human being. There has never been a time when Jesus was not God. If you need God, you go to Jesus. If you come to God, you come to Jesus. If you love God you love Jesus, because He is fully God.
That baby who was laid in a manger by the hands of His earthly father was in fact the God who holds the whole world in His hands. In fact, He doesn’t just hold you and me in His hands; He holds the whole universe in His hands. He is the glue of the galaxies. He is the cement of creation. He is the Lord of the universe that we worship.
Dear Jesus, thank you for this wonderful reminder of your majesty as the Son of God. Help me not to forget that even though you were fully human on earth, you were fully God as well, and you are worthy to be worshipped and praised. In your name I pray, amen.
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