Versatility and Vitality of the WORD

UV3257/10000 Versatility and Vitality of the Word

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to the dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Hebrews 4 v 12

God is invisible and He made Himself visible only in the person of Jesus. He is the visible image of the invisible God. Jesus is also described as the Word by John not without reason for the Word today is the visible expression of Jesus. The Word is described in the uni-verse as a double-edged sword for it is a weapon that can cause life and death. The power of life and death is contained in the Word. It can cause some to stumble and some to rise. It is a deep penetration tool for it can reach where human instruments or even X rays cannot penetrate. It penetrates to cause changes in the intersecting segments of thoughts, emotions, decisions.

In physical life, our basic necessities like food, medicine, weapons, air, water, mirror, shelter, fortification, manual of wisdom are separate entities but in spiritual life, the Word is weapon, shield, food, air or oxygen, food, medicine, mirror, shelter and fortress. The Word is both eyelets, saddle and reins and stirrup for a rider of the horse of life. As a mirror, it gives us an accurate image of ourselves, warts and all. It also gives us the image of Christ which we aspire to turn into. It gives us insight into the character and ways of the Tri-une God. As medicine, it both diagnoses, treats and heals. It imparts wisdom to us even as it inspires us. It is a navigation map of life. The Word is a catalyst and a fuel that burns in our spirits. It is a catalyst for personal growth and change or transformation.

Since the Word is alive and active, the Lord speaks to us through the Word. It is real and practical in all of life’s situations. It is the way to anchor into the Rock of Ages- Jesus. The Word fills our lives with the oxygen of hope that sustains us. The Word is wholesome or holistic and hence, it impacts and benefits spirit, mind and body. The Word teaches us to optimise holiness with happiness. It is the water of eternal life that quenches our thirst for the eternal truths. The word is comprehensive as it covers our need to justify our past or make right our past deeds and misdeeds, to strengthen us for the present moment and to prepare us for the future and beyond into eternity. The Word is a guide to our relationships. The Word contains history, law, morality, philosophy, poetry, prophecy and is hence, versatile and absorbing. The Word is the salt that causes the leech of sin in all its forms to let go of us. The Word counsels and instructs us on the paths we should take. The Word is a plumb line to show us if we are building the walls of our lives erect or crooked. The Word is the light of our lives and brings us out of the darkness and ignorance of this world. The Word moulds and shapes the attitudes of our hearts. It is the insurance that our lives need. The Word is also a hammer and sharp edged instrument that breaks spiritual strongholds. It is also a fire that can both destroy what needs to be destroyed and create what needs to be created. The Word is the crystallised form of God’s power waiting to be released into the world.