The Word

Here's what John 1:1-2 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning."

Before time as we know it ever began to tick, God and The Word were together. There was no King James Version of the Bible. Language as we know it had yet to be invented, but The Word was dwelling in Heaven.

The next phrase of those verses says, "The Word was God." "He was with God." Who? The Word. Who is the Word? Jesus! How do I know that? Read on. John 1:14 says, "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the Only Begotten, Who came from the Father, full of grace and truth."

Jesus was the Only Begotten Son of God. He was made flesh and He came to Earth to live among us. In yesterday's blog, I explained that Jesus came to Earth to save us. Today we learn He is The Word. He is the very Word of God made into a human being.

Do you see how awesome that is? Jesus was with God in Heaven as The Word. He came to Earth, as The Word, and lived among humans, as a human, but still The Word. When He was transfigured and ascended back into Heaven after His ministry was through, He was The Word, but now, NOW we have The Word in written form called the Scripture, the Bible! Glory!

So, my point today is this. God makes a big deal throughout Scripture about "hiding His Word in our hearts that we might not sin against Him," and especially David, a man after God's own heart talks about God's Word saving him and the laws of the Lord are life. Over and over again, the importance of the Word is brought home to us. In the New Testament, we are told the Word is God-breathed, God's Word is not chained, It is active and alive.

Are you getting the picture now? This is why it is so important to read your Bible every single day. Every time you feast your eyes upon the written Word of God, you are putting a piece of Jesus in your mind. When you memorize a verse or passage from The Bible, you are putting a piece of Jesus smack-dab in the middle of your heart. Remember, He is the Word!

God reveals secret treasures to those who read Hid Word. Jesus knows all the secrets, so it stands to reason then, when you read the Word (digesting Jesus) then you're going to know the secrets, too. The more you read, the better your understanding of The Word, the closer you are to God! How awesome!

Our Bibles give dates as to when certain book of the Bible were writtne. And, that's just it! The Bible is as eteranl as God and Jesus--The written word has a date and was penned by human hands--but God-breathed, but the actual Word is eternal.

So the next time you're tempted to brush your Bible aside, remember, Jesus is The Word. What or shall we ask, "Who," are you pushing aside and why would you want to?