"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. He was in the beginning with God." John 1:1
As I take this walk with Jesus from Incarnation to Ascension, I see that this story of Jesus starts before the Incarnation, even before the creation itself! For Jesus is the Word, the original thought of God, the perfect expression of Him, existing before creation, before time itself!
What was God doing before creation and time? I imagine what that was
like, that ‘time’ outside time and that ‘space’ outside space, where all
just IS, where God is and is I AM, present tense…the God who IS! And I
think of how God is Love, love defines Him, He is the definition of
love..pure love, infinite love, love with no shadows or dark sides…love
with no harsh element..love with nothing withheld, a love that is
completely transparent, self-giving, open…And I think of how God is
there before creation in a circle of fellowship and love, all the
members of the Trinity loving and sharing with each other. And I
imagine God thinking of creating beings to share in this love circle,
this happy fellowship, and I realize that I am on His mind! When He was
in fellowship in that loving Tri-union, I was on His mind..When He was
thinking of beings to share love with, I was on His mind..When He was
thinking of creating the universe and tangible realm as a gift to them,
an environment where His love could be shared and between those beings –
us! – and Himself, I was on His mind…When He went ahead and chose and
loved us, I was on His mind…When He called us by His own family name,
called us His children, I was on His mind…When He knew He would do
anything for us, these children of His, even to the point of Jesus’
giving up all for us to rescue us from the trap and ruin of living in a
false identity, I was on His mind…When He planned for us to rule with
Him, I was on His mind..on His mind, in His heart, and actually existing
in Him in that eternal, Spirit realm! Already there in loving union
with Him in the eternal heavenly realms! Wow!
Back in the time before time, the space outside space, where everything
just IS, where God is I AM, I was there, hidden in Christ, snuggled into
my Daddy’s arms! This place is a place of total innocence, where I
have never seen what right or wrong is, where I have never been hurt and
never will be, where I have never had an evil thought and never will,
where there is no battle, no striving, and of course no separation from
this Father who is Love..in this place all needs are satisfied and I am
full, whole, complete, safe, warm, enjoyed, celebrated, adored, loved by
my Daddy! That is the real me, my spirit identity that has existed
even from before time and creation, wow! And through all the years on
this earth, through all the turmoil and confusion, through all the
feelings of aloneness, I have been there in His arms! And that is where
I will always be, forever and ever!
God is a unity of Love, and He loved us before there ever was a world!
Back before He planned time and creation, He had us in His mind and in
His heart, and that’s where we always always ARE, yesterday, today and
forever!
