Scripture is - God’s Word.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Hebrews 4:12 says, “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
Scripture also tells us that God’s Word is unchanging and truth itself. None of this “my truth, your truth” of today. But truth itself - Words we can stand firm on in an ever changing world.
As we read John 1, we see that Jesus Himself is the Word of God. Jesus/the Word was with God from the very beginning. When God was creating the earth and all that is in it, the stars and planets… Jesus was there. All things were created through Him.
Verse 14 says, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” This is the Christmas story when God became Emmanuel, God with us. Check out Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2 to read more details about the birth of Jesus.
Colossians 1:15-17 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”
So as we walk through John and dig deeper in our re:gen books, let’s rest in the truth that our faith grows as we hear and sit with the Word of God.
Romans 10:17 says, “So faith comes from hearing,, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Scripture tells us that God’s Word never returns void, but it accomplishes His purposes. So whether we feel it or not, God’s Word is active in us and our faith is transforming when we sit at Jesus’ feet and listen to the Word.
Look up scriptures using Google or a Bible app. Search “scriptures about God’s Word.” Pray through those this week as we begin our study on John, and be ready to watch God’s faithfulness.
I’ll close by praying over Ps 139:23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”