FAITH CAPSULE: Why not keep the word of God that is living and powerful?

John 1

The eternal word of God is in position for man to be engaged in the journey of life. The bible highlighted the word of God for man’s understanding, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.  In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” (John 1:1-5)
The bible identified what is about the Word: The Word of God was in the beginning; the Word of God was with God before creation; the word of God was God before creation; all things were made through the word; in the word was life; the word was light that shines in the darkness. Truly the word of God is the eternal word of God.
Without doubt, Jesus is the living word of God for any man that will make the choice to engage, to keep the word of God as a way of living the word of God in this wicked world of darkness.
The word of God is the instruction of God; the word of God is the law of God and it is the command of God.
The word of God is the light for man to navigate in this wicked world of darkness so as to arrive at the expected end. The bible recorded, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20) Evidently, God sent His word for deliverance and preservation but not for decoration. John 10:10 recorded the word of Jesus; “…I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” God declared He sent His word and Jesus confirmed in His word as stated, “I have come” not that He is coming. He has come; He is here for our deliverance from destruction.
Knowing the word of God is to know that the word of God is power of God which is in place for man’s deliverance and preservation. However, just knowing about the word of God is never enough; knowing about the word of God is maintaining distance from God and not being exposed to the power of God. In this wicked world of darkness get to know the word of God by keeping the word of God and take to the confirmation of what the word of God is about in Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Every power that is encased in the word of God is available for every man with the choice of keeping the Word of God to live life abundantly as promised by Jesus.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of His word to overwhelm your ways.