Five simple words. Individually, they have separate meanings.
The – definite article
Word – A unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning.
Became – the simple past tense of “become.”
Flesh – The soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
Individually, they are functional in almost any language. But collectively in the pages of Scripture they are powerful!
The Word bcame flesh…
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:5–11 (ESV)
Christmas is a remind of the precious gift of Jesus as a baby. Let us never forget that on that silent night, the Word became flesh and dwelt among us!
