Watershed Moments

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:1-5 ESV).

I decided to look at some lists this week. Today I’ve called them “Watershed Moments.” A watershed moment is a critical turning point in history is when something changes and things will never be the same again. This list looks through history at the most significant events that truly did change the world. Of course there are as many of these lists as there are people who would like to make them. Here are my “top ten” starting with number ten and going to the most important number one:  The October Revolution  The Invention of the Watt Steam Engine  The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand Francis  The Black Plague  The Storming of the Bastille in Paris  The Development of a Vaccine for Small Pox  The Invention of the Printing Press  The Publication of Luther’s 95 Theses  The Berlin Conference  The Incarnation Throughout history, the influence Jesus had on the lives of people has never been surpassed. Christianity has evolved the world, and changed how people think, and live. Even the dating system we use is based on the birth of Jesus. The subject of countless books and debates, no other person has had more affect on world history than any other leader or philosophy or political movement. However, the greatest impact of the birth of Jesus was not in philosophy, politics, or theology. The incredible impact of the Incarnation is that the Creator became like the created. God became a man. Perhaps it is that I have spent a bit more time lately thinking about the relationship we are offered through the work of grace in Christ. There are those times in my life when I am forced to ask whether God really knows what’s happening in my life or not; I ponder the declaration that God cares, personally, about what is happening in my life. It is those moments when I return to this incredible pivot point in history and cannot help but conclude that not only does God care, he is very involved. He really has “been there and done that.” He cares and oversees every moment of my life because I am his child. Now, that brings me comfort. That changes my world. Let it change yours.