FAITH CAPSULE: The living word of God is God and demands attention diligently.
Jeremiah 1
The word of God is God.
John 1:1 points out, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
The word of God is living and powerful.
Hebrews 4:12 enlightens, “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.”
The word of God is the power to make and nothing was made without the word of God. John 1:3 states, “All things were made through Him, and without Him, nothing was made that was made.”
Unquestionably, with understanding, the living word of God is with the power to make possibility out of impossibility in every area of life.
Do you have an understanding of the word of God?
Do you know the power of the word of God, the majority does not know the word of God but only know about the word of God quoting the word of God?
Jesus, in one of His journeys, must have realized the lack of understanding of the word of God by the people when He spoke rhetorically, “Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.” (John 8:43)
Understanding the word of God to experience the power of the living word of God demands a LISTENING-ABILITY.
One that listens to the word of God will know the characters of the word of God, having the edge in the journey of life.
ONE OF THE CHARACTERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORD OF GOD IS:
WORD OF GOD IS MOVE-ABLE TO LOCATE AND TO GIVE DIRECTION
The living word of God is a moving word that is move-able to locate whomever God chooses to give direction in the journey of life.
Jonah is an example among many that received the calling of God when the word located him with the direction in Jonah 1:1-2, “Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” The word of God went to locate Jonah.
Jeremiah was located by the word of God at several times for direction and to receive attention, to see in the unsee-able situation. Jeremiah testifies, “the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am ready to perform My word.” (Jeremiah 1:11-12)
The living word of God does not stagnate, the word of God moved to call Jonah for direction, to call on Jeremiah to see the unsee-able situation, for him to move forward not to be a failure in the assignment of God over his life.
Prayer for today: Ask that the word of God will locate you to live life for His will.