The first Sunday after Epiphany
In this Epiphany season we focus on what is practical. How does God work here and now, concretely, practically, really.
All analogies fail. But when we’re dealing with the Lord, he knows us better than we know ourselves. When we’re dealing with this, we’re dealing with forever. How does God work practically, now?
He works through his Word. It’s not just John 1:1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” And John 1:14: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us . . . .” God comes in his Word and dies and rises again. It is as Paul writes in Romans 1:16: “The gospel is the power of God for salvation.” It’s important to realize what this Word is not.
