John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John tells us here that Jesus is the Word of God which means Jesus and His Word are one and the same. Have we separated Jesus and His Word (the scriptures) in our own minds and not realised they are inseparable? We say Jesus is our Lord and Saviour, but have we acknowledged that the Word of God is Him actually speaking directly to us because Jesus is the Word of God? We could say Jesus is Lord but so is His Word.
If we don't believe Jesus and His Word are one and the same we may be tempted to not give enough attention to it. We'll fail to make it first and final authority in our lives because we've never realised how important it is to do so. In fact it's critical.
Can I ask us, how important is the Word of God to you and me? It says that man cannot live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Are we trying to live on a starvation diet of the Word? We all know in our own hearts how much importance, or lack of it, we place on reading His Word.
God is challenging you and me at the start of this new year. He knows we're going to need His direction and guidance to navigate our way through it, but He can't do that unless we're feeding on His Word and giving it first place.
God is motivating and encouraging us to make Jesus and His Word the Lord of our lives. He wants our house to stand through the storms of life not crumble, and Jesus said it was those who hear and do His word whose house would stand. (Matthew 7:24-27)
Let's allow Jesus and His Word to be the Lord of our lives.😊
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