The Living Word

What would you consider to be the most powerful thing in the world?  A Mack truck?  The atom bomb?  How about the AIDS virus, or a volcano blast, or an earthquake, or a tsunami?  While I would agree with you on the awesome magnitude of all of these things, I have to say that I know of something much stronger than all of the above put together.
The most powerful thing in the world is . . . words.

Spoken or written, the things we say have supreme power.  Words can build or destroy.  They can send nations to war or ensure peace.  They can make others into enemies or friends.  They can condemn or save.  It all depends on how we use them (James 3:3-12).

It is no wonder, then, that God chose words to reveal Himself and His laws to man.  The Bible, rightly called God’s Word, is a storehouse of absolute power.  In it we learn how the universe came into being, why we were created and how God has brought about our redemption from sin (Notice how John calls Jesus The Word – John 1).  And though many people refuse to listen to God’s Word, the basic principles for proper living which are contained in its pages cannot be improved upon or substituted without serious consequences.  

Yet many people never enjoy the tremendous power of God’s Word that is right within their grasp.  Even those who have learned and read it most of their lives are still defeated by Satan’s distractions and distortions.  Why is that?  Because just knowing what God says is not enough.  The power of God’s Word is in its application to our everyday lives (James 1:22).  

The Gospel has the power of salvation, but only when it is obeyed (Romans 1:16).  God’s Spirit helps us through our trials with life, but only when we humble ourselves and follow Him completely (Romans 8:31).  His “Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path” (Psalm 119:105), but only when I willingly live according to its principles.

Our world is falling apart because people think they can improve upon God’s Word.  What they fail to realize is that you can’t improve upon perfection.  And the only thing in the universe that is continually being proved true and perfect is the Word of God; the power to live life to its fullest.

Get to know God and His Word.  Make it a daily part of your life.  Practice its principles and share them with others.  This is the only way to make life successful (Joshua 1:7).

Doug