The Word

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 nothing was made that was made. 

John 1:1-3 

Christ is the Living Word of God. Our text makes this point. As the Word, He is the living embodiment of all the Scriptures tell us about God. Therefore when Christ speaks, He speaks as God. This is invaluable for us to understand. It gives us great confidence in all He tells us. If we look at the first chapter of Genesis, we see the creation occurring by the word of God. John tells us this was Christ. As our text puts it, ‘All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.’ Thus, when the centurion to whom we referred yesterday, was prepared to rely upon Christ’s word alone for the healing of his servant, he was getting to the very heart of who and what Christ is. We rely upon the word of God, We believe all He has said. That ties us to the Scriptures, and more than that, to Christ Himself. He is the Prophet like unto Moses, Who speaks the Word of God to us. We cannot overstate the value of this connection. For us to receive the word of God from the mouth of the Living Word is for us to understand truth. This makes the difference between relying upon the word of Man, who is prone to error, and Christ Who, as the Word, utters unerring truth.  

Our Great God and our Savior, 
we rejoice that Your Word is truth. 
We praise You that we can hear it from You, 
and receive it with gladness and confidence. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning