But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: – John 1:12
In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
That’s the genesis of John’s gospel where he makes it clear that Jesus is the Word of God.
In other words, the Word of God is a living Person.
As an aside: since all words are born out of the Word, it’s no wonder that words are also living, breathing entities carrying power.
Now, in John 1:12 we read that those who received the Word were given “power to become the sons of God”.
The word “power” used in v12 is the Greek word “exousia”, which means:
Authority, power of choice, liberty of doing as one pleases, leave or permission.
And the word “become” in John 1:12 is the Greek word “Ginomai”, which means:
To come into existence, to receive being, to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
Put simply: everyone who received the Word of God was given permission to come upon the stage of the sons of God.
The stage of the sons of God.
The scene of action/platform for performance of the sons of God.
The existence of this “realm of being” did not depend on whether or not “His own received Him not”.(John 1:11) Their rejection of the Word was actually to their own detriment.
But to those who did receive the Word, they were given permission to enter into this “realm of being” as the sons of God, born of God. (John 1:13)
The revelation is this: you are surrounded by “realms of being” and dimensions of manifestation that are vaster than anything you can imagine.
And the great news is that you can enter into them anytime you want…through the simple action of “receiving the Word”.
Selah.