Psalm 138:2 says:
“I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”
In the last write-up, we looked extensively at God’s names, which are great resources for our excelling. Now we are being told that He has magnified His Word above His name. This is awesome! Indeed, our Father is a loving God, and He will not withhold anything from us that will be beneficial to our success and greatness.
The Word of God can be viewed in three parts:
1. Logos – The Written Word
Logos is the written Word. It is the total, objective, and unchanging written Word of God. It represents the entire body of Scripture and reveals the overarching plan and mind of God. It is the unchanging foundation, truth, and standard of God’s Word made available to mankind.
The Bible contains the words inspired by God and written by many different authors over a long period of time.
God Almighty has revealed Himself through the Scriptures. His Word can be compared to a manufacturer’s manual for a machine, an official guide provided for a product that explains how to set it up, operate it, and care for it safely. It includes specifications, troubleshooting steps, and safety warnings.
This is exactly what the Word of God in the Bible does for mankind, whom He created. In essence, whatever you encounter as a child of God should be measured against the Manufacturer’s Manual. This means that if the situation you are facing is not in line with the Creator’s manual, you have the means to correct it by searching the manual and applying the necessary instructions given by the Manufacturer, God Himself.
2. Rhema – The Personal Word
Rhema is a specific word or phrase quickened to a person by the Holy Spirit. It occurs most times when God takes a general Logos passage and makes it deeply personal, relevant, and active for a person’s immediate situation and need.
You will observe that Rhema often rides on the back of Logos. In other words, it is the written Word already within you that the Holy Spirit quickens to life when it is needed.
This shows that you must continually fill your life with the Word of God.
Joshua 1:8 says:
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”
As you meditate on the Word of God and fill your life with it, it is the Word already within you that is quickened when you need a personal word from God.
Many times it seems as though the Word is not working because we wait until we face a challenge before carrying our Bibles and searching for a verse. God is merciful, but He delights in your having a vibrant relationship with His Word because it is through that relationship that He makes His will known to you.
3. The Living Word
The Bible says in John 1:1–3, 14:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us… full of grace and truth.”
Jesus Christ is the Living Word of God, the divine expression and the active, life-giving Truth. He is the image of the invisible God. He is the Father’s ultimate message to humanity. He is willing and ready to pour Himself into you if you are willing to embrace Him.
The Word of God:
* Is living, active, and sharper than any two-edged sword.
* Judges the thoughts and intents of the human heart.
* Is the nourishment needed for spiritual growth.
* Is a compendium of resources available to every child of God.
* Gives illumination and direction (Psalm 119:11, 105).
* Sustains life (Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4).
* Is pure and undiluted (Psalm 12:6–7; Psalm 119:140).
* Heals and delivers (Psalm 107:20).
* Endures forever (Psalm 119:160; Isaiah 40:8).
* Never fails (Isaiah 55:10–11).
I can go on and on, but all the promises in God’s Word will not work for you if you do not have faith in God and in His Word. They are indeed exceedingly precious promises, but they will remain only promises unless you exercise your faith.
Hebrews 11:6 says:
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
The centurion in Matthew 8:5–12 demonstrated this wonderfully.
The fact that you sleep and wake in church, or that you place an open Bible under your pillow before going to sleep, amounts to nothing if the Word within you is not mixed with faith.
The Word of God is your daily bread, and it is meant for you, dear child of God.