The WOFOYO Podcast
The WOFOYO Podcast
WOFOYO SHORT: Christmas Stores Are Shut, Is Your Heart Open
The quiet after Christmas morning can feel like the world is catching its breath—and that’s where our conversation begins. We move from closed storefronts and family tables to the deeper question beneath the season: if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, has He been born in you? Not as a metaphor to admire, but as a living reality that reshapes your days, your choices, and your hope.
We trace the thread from Genesis 1 to John 1, linking “Let there be light” with the Word who was with God and is God. That shift reframes the nativity story: the manger isn’t a starting point; it’s the eternal Word stepping into time. Jesus later says in John 5 that Scripture points to Him, and Paul adds in 2 Corinthians 5:17 that anyone in Christ becomes a new creation. Put together, these passages pull faith out of the abstract. The Bible isn’t a trophy to display; it’s a living voice that remakes us. We talk about what that looks like on ordinary days—applying what we read, embracing correction without shame, and discovering that failure isn’t final when a loving Father is guiding our steps.
Along the way, we hold space for the hard realities that surface during the holidays: illness, worry, and the ache of uncertainty. Rather than bypassing pain, we ask how the living Word meets us in it. The answer isn’t a quick fix; it’s presence, power, and a steady reminder that there is always more to learn and more grace to receive. If you’ve felt the nudge to open your Bible and didn’t know where to start, this conversation is your invitation to begin, to ask better questions, and to let Christ be formed in you day by day.
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Hey everybody, welcome to another Woe Folio Short. This is Seat Up every Christmas day, and sometimes, depending on work schedule, Christmas Eve, I love going around and seeing all the stores shut down. I think there might be a few gas stations open, that's about it. And there's something about people taking time to celebrate with their family, but most importantly to honor the Lord in this season where we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. And I remember one time I was talking to a group of people and I was talking about Luke 2, the birth of Jesus Christ, and how it's one thing to realize that Jesus was born, but it's something else to ask the question and be able to answer in the affirmative is he born in you? Part of being born again. Likewise, I had a similar idea. You know, we read in Matthew 2, we read in especially Luke 2 is the best known. But the birth of Jesus Christ was not the beginning. And I want to read to you two passages, two of my favorites, actually. Now let's just do a little comparison here. Let's get in the word for ourselves. Genesis 1:1. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light, and there was light, and God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from darkness, and God called the light day, and the darkness night, and there was evening, and there was morning the first day. Let's go to a different passage of scripture. John 1 1, because this parallels. 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 anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men, and the light shines and the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. So it's not just the fact that our Lord and Savior was born, but it's the fact that he pre-existed, that he is the living word. Jesus talks about this in John 5, 37 through 39. And the Father who sent me has himself borne witness about me, his voice you have never heard, his form you have never seen, and you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe in the one whom he has sent. You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is they that bear witness about me. So Jesus is saying, I'm the word, and I can tell you that I'm not in you. Paul talked about over in 2 Corinthians 5 17, if therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old is passed away, and behold, the new has come. King James said, All things have become new. So we are a new creation in Christ. We have this word implanted in us, and it's this thing that when just as Jesus was born physically, but he says, You must be born again. That means his presence, his spirit is birthed in us. Later on, we receive that baptism, that infilling. But your new creation, I cannot stress the magnitude, and I tell you the truth, I'd probably be pissed poor at it, of expressing how important, how vital, and all the different aspects of having the word in you, the living word, Jesus Christ, because this is what makes you a new creation, and all the things therein contained. Because as soon as you think you know it, the Lord's gonna cause you to walk it out to where you apply it, and that's where the power comes. And then you're gonna find out because you're gonna get out there and you're gonna make mistakes, which is what you're supposed to do. Don't be afraid to do that. Just know that the Lord will correct you in love, and he's gonna get you where you need to go. So go out there, make the mistakes, knowing that we have a loving Father who's not gonna see us fail despite our failures. But then you're gonna find out that there's always more. There's always more. The reason it is important to get in the word for yourself is to acknowledge that there's more. So Merry Christmas, a day late. And I hope everybody had as good a Christmas experience, as good a Christmas season as they could. I just received notification. Somebody that I know is um you know going through some things, family member not doing well. So that always puts things in perspective. And so my open prayer for you, and I know bones will agree, is that you know, we just want you to know the Lord, know the love of the Lord, have his word in you so that you truly become and develop as this new creation that he's created us to be. So Christ is birthed in you. Wofoyo. Hey everybody, thanks for listening. We hope this challenges you and causes you to grow. You can always check us out at wofoyo.org. Find out how to contact us there, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or for bones and myself, this is C Dub, wishing you a Merry Christmas and encouraging you to get in the word for yourself.