(Post by: Michelle Hobbs)
For the past several years, the world has told us that we cannot know absolute truth. It tells us that we can all have our own truth. You do you, and I will do me. We were created from a big bang or evolved from goo to you. I say that is absurd!
This way of thinking has caused chaos and division versus the harmony that so many are seeking through this faulty thinking. Once again, the enemy has distorted the truth and has led us astray.
You see, Christ is the logos of our world. Logos means the reason or plan. The divine reason implicit in the cosmos, ordering it and giving it meaning.
Are you looking for order, reason, or meaning? I know I am, especially in this Advent season and looking forward to a new year.
While we may not be able to change the whole world, we can change our reaction to it. We can impact those within our small sphere of influence for the better. We can know the world as Christ intended by learning to look for Him in everything.
My homeschool hero, Andrew Kern, says, “You become what you behold.”
Isn’t that a beautiful truth? I challenge you to think about what you truly behold. What do you intentionally give your attention to, gaze upon, actively pay attention to? Too many of us have been captivated by absent minded scrolling, streaming short video clips, and reading twaddle. We are constantly striving to keep up with our neighbors in posting pictures of what looks like a happy life, when, in reality, we are miserable.
Christ commands us to “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6:33)
Friends, all the things that you are constantly chasing after in this world, peace, joy, love, etc… can only be found in Christ. They will only be truly and everlastingly achieved by living in the way He tells us to. By living as if Christ is the logos of the world, your personal logos.
How do you do this? By training your eye and your heart, to see Christ in everything. Your soul does something with everything that goes into it. We process those memes, videos, and pictures and they change us for the better or the worse. That is why it is so important for us to purposefully seek out the true, the good, and the beautiful.
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8)
Imagine how your life would change if you made an effort to seek out things that nourish your soul and glorify Christ as the logos! How would your child’s life change if you gave them great works of literature, art, and music to consider versus Facebook, YouTube, and Tik-tok.
This Christmas season, I have been thinking about the Magi. Who were these mysterious men from the East, mentioned only briefly in the second chapter of Matthew? They were not Jews, yet they were familiar with Jewish scriptures. They were men who studied widely and sought truth, goodness, and beauty. They were Pagan, but the logos of the universe revealed to them a critical piece of prophecy no one else seemed to possess. The Magi studied the stars for years, watching for something that was coming, something that was going to change the world.
When the long-awaited star appeared in the sky, they were willing to travel, possibly 1,000 miles or more to worship Jesus, the Messiah. You see, these wisemen sought the true, the good, and the beautiful. When the logos of the universe finally presented Himself to them, they were ready to accept Him as the true logos of the universe and bow down before Him.
Are you willing to accept Jesus as the true logos of the world?
Will you accept Him as your personal logos and start living in a way that glorifies Him as such? This Christmas is a great time to seek out the true, the good, and the beautiful in His Word and discover His peace, joy, and love!
WE THREE KINGS
We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following yonder star
We three kings, we three kings
Born a king on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign
Oh, star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy perfect light
We three kings, we three kings
The Few 
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