The Word of God - Open Heavens devotional by Pastor E.A Adeboye

THE LINK Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Understanding The Bible

MEMORIZE: “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one” (1 John 5:7)

READ: John 6:59-63

“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one” (1 John 5:7). Jesus Christ is the Word of God. He is the Word that became flesh (John 1:14). He is the only God that dwelt among human beings, was seen, touched, and spoken to (1 John 1:1-4). God the Word is the same as God the Son. The Bible calls Him the Son of God. The Muslims say God has no wife: how then can He have a son? A man is known by His word.

A man is identified by his words. Jesus Christ came from the inner-most being of God the Father. And as the Word, He is the Son, power, wisdom and everything that God the Father is. He is the expression of God. Without God speaking, nobody would have known who He was. The Bible says Jesus Christ is the first spoken Word of God. God the Father spoke out God the Son, and God the Son spoke out God the Holy Spirit. John 6:63 says, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I

speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life”.

Jesus is God. He says that the Word He speaks is the Spirit. The words that Jesus speaks is Jesus. So Jesus and the Spirit are one. The Word and the Spirit are the same. Since Jesus and His Word are the same, each time you frolic with the Word of God (the Bible), you make contact with Jesus Christ. Also, the much of God’s Word you know is the extent of Jesus Christ you know. The closer you are to your Bible, the nearer you are to the Living Word. The much of God’s Word you hide in your heart, the much of God you have in you.

If you profess to be a believer in Christ but do not spend quality time with the Bible, you are impoverished in terms of Christ. Hence, Colossians 3:16 says you should allow the words of Christ to fill you up. Are you rich or impoverished in the Word of Jesus Christ? How much of His Word do you know? How much of His Word do you obey? Have you made His Word the standard for daily living? Is His Word the final authority in your life? Your relationship with Jesus tells how you relate with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit; Hence the Word of God is the link.

ACTION POINT:

The Word of God (the Bible) is your link with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.