I read this in Matthew Henry's Commentary and it made a lot of sense to me, "The plainest reason why the Son of God is called the Word, seems to be, that as our words explain our minds to others, so was the Son of God sent in order to reveal his Father's mind to the world."
So in light of that, everything we hear Jesus say and see Him do while He is on earth, we can know is revelation of the mind of God. When we see Jesus being compassionate, we know that is what God is like; when we hear Jesus condemning the Pharisee's hypocritical attitudes, or watch Him clearing the temple of mercenaries, we know those are things that God hates. When we see Christ hang on a cross and die for us, we can know that we have a God who loves man so deeply that He would express it in a manner that we would have never thought of. And when we see Jesus Christ resurrected, we can know that God is powerful enough to have authority over death.
I've often thought that one aspect of Jesus's mission on earth was to assure mankind that they serve a God worthy of serving, and One who truly cares about His creation. Not a god like the ones pagans worshipped, that constantly needed appeasing to prevent their anger from being vented toward mankind, but a God who loves His creation so much that He would suffer on their behalf, and in return only ask for our hearts to be turned toward Him, to seek Him, and to have relationship with Him.
Jesus Christ, the Living Word --- Son of God --- our Savior and Redeemer!
2 comments:
I read and re-read the message today, or is it your comments today. God is so much. He is so much, that it can't really be understood or expressed. I can't say more than what you have shared, but only agree with your conclusion. Jesus is the Living Word- and the Son of God. He is our Savior and Redeemer.
The time I spend reading and contributing to this blog is special. It is a great exploration of scripture. It is the way I start the day. A nice warm, quiet room. In silence. This time in the morning is spiritual for me. God has blessed me in so many ways. Thanks again, Janice.
This comment is SO special to me, Donna. I feel that this blog is an answer to prayer for God's purpose for me right now, and knowing that it is meaningful to you is just such an affirmation of that. He is, just as you say, SO much! It is fascinating to me to explore each verse and find so much---didn't He leave us such a gift in His Word, a living document that adds to our lives daily when we let it! Love you sweet friend!
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