Ever-existing, Creator God

In the beginning the Word already existed.
    The Word was with God,
    and the Word was God.

He existed in the beginning with God.

God created everything through him,
    and nothing was created except through him.

—John 1:1-3 (NLT)

Ever-existing, Creator God,

Help me to understand that, through Christ, You created all that there is from nothing, my existence is only thanks to You, and that any gifts within me are there because You put them there for Your plans and purposes.

Help me to understand that You have always been there—that You were there before You set time into motion…“In the beginning.”

Help me to understand that Your Son, Jesus, has always been right there with You and that everything You did in creating, You did through Him.

Help me to understand that Jesus is, and always has been, fully God—that even though He fully took humanity upon himself, He never ceased to be fully God.

Help me to understand that when I look to Jesus, I am looking to the Creator of the universe, the highest revelation of God to man, the living example to me of perfect and complete holiness, and the One Who holds everything together by the power of His might.

Help me to understand that, through Christ, You created all that there is from nothing, my existence is only thanks to You, and that any gifts within me are there because You put them there for Your plans and purposes.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.