The Word - 3 November 2014
Memorise: For
the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged 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. Continue...
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:
7 The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it:
surely the people is grass.
8 The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
BIBLE IN
ONE YEAR : 2 KINGS 3:1-4:37 and PROVERBS 21:1-15
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
Action
Point: Prayerfully improve on your reading, studying, meditating and memorising
of God’s word.
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