December 29 - Word of God

December 29 – Word of God

In Revelation 19:11, John sees heaven standing open. A white horse whose rider was called Faithful and True is before him.  In Rev. 19:13, John says that “He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.”

Jesus as the Word of God is one of my favorite things to write about, to talk about, to consider, to read about.  It’s such a profound thought.  If you get weary of reading this – I’m sorry.  I’ve also run into trouble calling the Bible, the Word of God … these are the ‘words’ of God, but the Word is Jesus Christ.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” (John 1:1-2)

Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

The word ‘Elohim’ translated as ‘God’ in this verse is a plural form of that word.  This is not a singular God. 

Two things happen in these next verses … “And God said …” (Genesis 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26).  First of all, God spoke creation into being.  When someone speaks … what comes out of their mouth?  Words.  Jesus Christ is the active part of creation.  He is the Word that God used to bring creation into existence.

Secondly, if you think that God is completely alone at creation – whom do you suppose He was speaking to as this act of creation occurred? Along this line, one more thing … Genesis 1:26 continues this thought, “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness …’”

This is not a singular thought.  The earliest words of the Hebrew Scriptures offer the truth of the fact that the Word (Jesus) was with God and was the active part of creation.