“道成了肉身住在我们中间。” - 约 1:14

“齐来崇拜歌”是很著名的圣诞歌曲之一。在歌曲前三节，它以得胜的喜悦讲述了基督降生的故事。而在第四节，它从约翰福音第1章描述的极深的奥秘中汲取了灵感。

约翰福音的序言说耶稣是神的道。“道与神同在，道就是神”。而在短短的十四节经文中，我们看到了对基督降临的目的的总结。

凡接待耶稣的，就是相信祂是世界真光的人，祂就赐给他们“权柄作神的儿女”。这是何等奇妙！

约翰福音第1章告诉我们，“道成了肉身，住在我们中间”。换句话说，神亲自成为了我们中的一员。来和我们同住。祂恩赐我们的礼物就是成为神儿女。

“大哉父真道，藉肉体来显明”——这句简单而深刻的歌词提醒我们，神亲自成为了我们中的一员。

每当我们庆祝圣诞节，我们要庆祝一个奥秘，就是神成为我们众人之中的一员——藉此祂就可以把我们从罪恶和死亡的咒诅中拯救出来，赐给我们新的生命，使我们成为神的儿女。正如这首歌的副歌邀请我们唱的那样，“齐来虔诚同崇拜，主基督！”

祷告

父真道，我们来到你面前，尊崇你为基督我主。感谢你给我们机会被称为神的儿女——这一切都因为你选择成为了我们众人中的一员。阿们。

约翰福音 1:1-14

1太初有道，道与神同在，道就是神。
2这道太初与神同在。
3万物是藉着他造的；凡被造的，没有一样不是藉着他造的。
4生命在他里头，这生命就是人的光。
5光照在黑暗里，黑暗却不接受光。
6有一个人，是从神那里差来的，名叫约翰。
7这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。
8他不是那光，乃是要为光作见证。
9那光是真光，照亮一切生在世上的人。
10他在世界，世界也是藉着他造的，世界却不认识他。
11他到自己的地方来，自己的人倒不接待他。
12凡接待他的，就是信他名的人，他就赐他们权柄做神的儿女。
13这等人不是从血气生的，不是从情欲生的，也不是从人意生的，乃是从神生的。
14道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。

O Come, All Ye Faithful

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." - John 1:14

"O Come, All Ye Faithful" is one of the more well-known songs of Christmas. In its first three stanzas it tells the story of Christ’s birth with triumphant joy. And in the fourth stanza it draws from the deep mystery described in John 1.

The prologue of the book of John describes Jesus as the Word of God. "The Word was with God, and the Word was God." And in fourteen short verses of Scripture we find a summary of the purpose of the coming of Christ.

For all who receive Jesus, believing in him as the true light of the world, he gives "the right to become children of God." Amazing!

John 1 tells us that "the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us." In other words, God himself came to be one of us. He came to live with us. He came to provide us the gift of becoming children of God.

"Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing"—this simple yet profound lyric reminds us that God himself has come to be one of us.

When we celebrate Christmas, we celebrate the mystery that God has become one of us—so that he could save us from the curse of sin and death, giving us new life as the children of God. And as the song’s refrain invites us to sing, "O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!"

Prayer

Word of God, we come before you to adore you as Christ the Lord. Thank you for the opportunity to be called children of God—all because you chose to become one of us. Amen.