The Word

One of the ways that Jesus is referenced in the Bible is "The Word." It is through Him that we have salvation, and it is His word that was given to the apostles and passed down to us.

The book of John begins with a discussion of 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...." Verse 14: "and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..." It stretches our imagination to view Jesus as the person and as the Word. But that is how it is. And perhaps it adds extra meaning to our study of the Bible when we see it as the "Word" of God and coming from the Son, Jesus.

Hebrews chapter 2 gives an interesting perspective on the word: "Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward, how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him. God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?" This is a good summary of how we got the Word, that is, spoken by Jesus, confirmed by the witnesses, the apostles, and by miracles given by the Holy Spirit, all according to God's will.

The Word is powerful; and it saves us. Thanks be to God for this wonderful gift! See you next week.