THE
WORD
Memorise
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul
and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts
and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
Read
Isaiah 40:6-8
40:6 The
voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the
goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
40:7 The
grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon
it: surely the people is grass.
40:8 The
grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for
ever.
Message
The word of God is God communicating with us and
the word of God is God revealed to us. In it we see His nature and His
character. The word of God is forever settled in heaven. The word of God is a
living spirit (John 6:63). The word of God reveals the mind of God and
therefore His will to us. What can man do without the word of God? Nothing! It
is the word of God that gives us the means of salvation from sin. It confronts
us with the reality of our fallen state, the doom of sinners and the way out
through the love and mercy of God. It is the same word that serves as our
compass on our journey to Heaven (Acts 20:32).The word of God also reveals
God’s provision for our successful and victorious living here on earth, and how
to harness His promises in our lives. What would we do without the word of God?
Any congregation of God’s people that give prominence to the word of God,
teaching and preaching it, and patterning their lives according to it will be
blessed. But those that do otherwise are treading on very dangerous grounds.
“The
grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon
it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the
word of our God shall stand for ever.”
Isaiah 40:7-8
The word of God will outlast anyone. Though heaven
and earth shall pass away, the word of God shall not pass away (Matthew 24:35).
What should your attitude towards the word of God be? The word itself reveals
this: “Tremble at God’s word” (Isaiah 66:2). This directs God’s attention to
you for favour and victory (Isaiah 66:5). You are to uphold the word of God in
your life irrespective of circumstances. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego upheld
the word of God even at the point of death, and God did not disappoint them.
You are to feed your mind the word of God. This will renew your mind to think
the way God thinks and will restrain you from sin (Psalm 119:11). The word of
God coming out prophetically from the mouth of God’s anointed servants is as
powerful as the written word. The story of the official in Samaria, who derided
the word of God from the mouth of Elisha attests to this. He paid for it with
his life (2 Kings 7:18-20). I encourage you to tremble indeed at God’s word;
study it, meditate on it, obey it and you will prosper (James 1:25).
Action
Point
Prayerfully improve on your reading, studying, meditating and
memorising of God’s word.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 Kings 3:1-4:37
Proverbs 21:1-15
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