Love The Word, Learn The Word, Live The Word

But the ultimate form of revelation is the Living Word, Jesus Christ. John wrote, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word WAS GOD. And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth (John 1:1, 14). God became a human being, in the Person of Jesus Christ, to identify with us, to set an example for us, to teach us, to reveal Himself to us, and, most importantly, to provide salvation for us by humbling Himself in death on the cross (Philippians 2:6-8). Jesus Christ is God come in human flesh, to live among us, walk among us and become one with us through all eternity, and to live a sinlessly perfect life, taking our sins upon Himself on the cross of Calvary, making the way of salvation open to all who by His grace are enabled to put their trust in His perfect, substitutionary atonement.

Then there is the preached/taught/sung Word. Eph. 4:11-12 says God “…gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ…” Eph. 5:18-20 says we are to “be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…”

Last is the Revealed Word. If we truly desire God’s presence, God will open up His word and reveal Himself. God wants to reveal Himself in all of His glory, goodness, and power. There is a deeper, more satisfying, and abundant life available to those who learn to seek after Him in His revealed word. Jesus said, “...I am come that they may have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10b).

The Bible was written by men who experienced the revealed word. The disciple John described this revealing when he wrote: “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched--this we proclaim concerning the Word of life” (1 John 1:1). Jesus is the revealed Word of God. Through Him, the disciples came to know God in His fulness and it transformed their lives forever. When a person meets the Living Word, Jesus, by Him revealing Himself, our life is never the same.

The revealed word is the word of truth. When the Holy Spirit reveals the truth of God’s word to us, we are enabled to use that word to discern between what is true and what is a lie, what is right and what is wrong. The revealed word is the word of love. Through the revealed word, we see how great and precious the sacrifice of God’s Son on the Cross of Calvary truly is, and why our lives must change forever on account of the so great a love He demonstrated for us.

If you’re hearing this message and you don’t know Jesus, listen to His holy words: “Come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” “If anyone thirsts, let him to come unto Me and drink and as the scripture has said, out his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” “My sheep hear my voice, and they follow Me, and I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of my hand.” “I go to prepare a place for you and if I got to prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive unto Myself, there where I am there you may be also.”