“O Come All Ye Faithful.”

It’s the simplest of carols with the repeating refrain, “O come let us adore Him…” The chorus is lovely, and it’s not just for Christmas, for these few words really encapsulate the posture of worship. We are time and time again, coming to adore Him.

Beyond that chorus, though, the third verse also reminds us of the identity of the One whom we adore. It goes like this:

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be the glory giv’n;
Word of the Father, Now in the flesh appearing,
O come let us adore Him…

It reminds me of how the book of Hebrews opens: “Long ago, God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways. In these last days, he has spoken to us by His Son. God has appointed Him heir of all things and made the universe through Him” (Hebrews 1:1-2).

We do not serve a voiceless, nameless God, but One who is communicative with His people. And thank goodness He is.

Imagine walking into a new school without a class schedule, a map, or an idea of where the cafeteria is located. Imagine starting a new job when your manager didn’t fully explain the expectations of the role or that on Fridays, everyone wears sweatpants to the office. 

Now imagine life without a word from God.

It would feel Aimless. Purposeless. Directionless. And very, very lonely.

Now think about how often Christians make some version of this statement:

“If just God would tell me His will about…”

Don’t get me wrong – I’ve never had God sky-write a message to me about what house to live in or spell out the right job in my alphabet soup. So it’s not as if every decision makes it absolutely clear. But neither is it the case that God has not spoken to us. He has spoken, and His Word stands.

And because of this, we don’t need to look for another one.

God has given us a word. And He is not going to contradict Himself.

We can live with a sense of gratitude that although God could have left us to squander on our own, He did not. He chose to communicate with us. And He even went further than giving us His book; He gave us Himself. 

As we dig into the written Word of God, we find ourselves coming alongside the Living Word of God. And that’s where true life resides. 

Jesus is the final Word of the Father “now in flesh appearing.”

O come let us adore Him.

Written by Michael Kelley, Guest Contributor

To read more of Michael’s writing, check out his daily blog, Forward Progress http://michaelkelley.co/