We Have the Word

I was talking with someone today and I was reminded how precious it is that we have the word of God in a language and vernacular that each of us can understand, and it is so accessible to us. Let's not take this fact for granted. Let's get into our Bibles during the week.

Last week I had the privilege of studying the word of God in preparation for preaching. I always love that because I study in the Greek. Even though studying in Greek allows me to be alerted to some key insights, every time I study that way it shows me how much confidence we can have in our word-for-word English translations. Also, I got to see the power of the word. I thought my sermon was going to be a snoozefest. Even though I had fed on the word all week and felt like I really understood the passage well, I didn’t feel like my communication of the contained truths was going to be all that entertaining to my listeners. But, people reported being tremendously impacted. That showed me once again that the word of God has impact in people’s lives. I didn’t have any fancy object lessons or videos (not that there is anything wrong with those, I like to use them), and yet people were engaged and impacted.

Thank you God for your word. For giving us such access to knowing You and knowing how You designed life to be lived. Let us be devoted to studying it, at home as well as in church.