Well, I’m in a new place in the Newsletter, and when I found out, the first thing I wanted to know was how big the column was, how many words I could write, so I could plan accordingly. Unfortunately, there is less space in this new location (maybe you don’t see that as unfortunate!), but this change got me thinking about the nature of words, and how powerful they are. In the Genesis narrative, God’s creative power is unleashed by the speaking of words. Physical existence began with the intonation of “Let there be…” John writes that Christ himself is the Word, and that he is life (John 1:1ff). Words have the ability to unite countries and cultures, or to cause holocausts.
The word, whether spoken or written is powerful. But perhaps more exciting than the power of the word, is the fact that God’s word is “living and active, sharper than any double edged sword it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Heb. 4:12). This text is heartening, because we are told that unlike written word, the Word of God is living and active, it has ongoing action within out lives. So not only is the Word powerful, it is relevant, it has the life to convict us and to encourage us, and that is a comforting thought, and it leaves me with a question:
How is the Word of God speaking into your life?
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