I've always had a passion for words. As a 3-year old, I begged to be taught to read so that I could devour books for myself instead of needing to ask people to read me a story. And I think I've been reading ever since. I was not a child who played with dolls; every Christmas and birthday, I presented my parents with my wish list of book titles that I'd like for my collection. Just a few years ago, a friend gave me this T-shirt in the photo. It says, "Easily distracted by dogs and books."
So, when I read that one of Jesus' names is Logos - the Word, it speaks to me of Someone who is a Communicator, Someone who speaks to us, Someone who wants to share His heart with us. Words have creative power, and the main thrust of John chapter one is that the Word was there in the very beginning - creating the entire universe and all it contains. Jesus, the Word, is eternal, divine and creative. His words still have creative power today: birthing vision, healing and restoring hope, opening a door to new worlds and experiences. I have access to reading His written Word, but I also have the privilege of knowing the living Word, the One who also communicates in all kinds of other ways too.
But for the ancient Greeks, the people who gave us the language the New Testament is written in, Logos had an even richer meaning. In Greek philosophy, logos was understood to mean divine wisdom or ultimate understanding. When the original Greek audience read that Jesus was Logos, they would have understood that He was the source of ultimate wisdom and truth.
