Title: Do You Know the Living Word?
Text:
John 1:1-3 (HCSB)
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was with God in the beginning.
3 All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created.
John 1:14 (HCSB)
14 The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:18 (HCSB)
18 No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son— the One who is at the Father's side— He has revealed Him.
Observation:
One of the books of the Bible that I recommend that every believer reads early in their Christian walk is the Gospel of John. In fact, I recommend this book to the non-believer also. This is why I make that recommendation.
John 20:31 (HCSB)
31 But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.
We need knowledge, and we can obtain that by reading the Word of God. However, more than knowledge, we need to know the Lord, and believe in Him.
Notice what else John said:
John 11:25-26 (ESV)
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
John 3:36 (ESV)
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, I thank You for the hope that we have because You provided, in Jesus, the way for those who believe in Jesus to live in Your presence forever.
Father, I am so grateful that we are still living in the season of grace, and there is still time for needy souls to believe in Jesus, and receive eternal life. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
1 John 5:12 (ESV)
12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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