The Word, Jesus
here are some thoughts that have been churning up in the ole skull...
...been thinking a lot about the balance of dependence upon Jesus (the person who lives inside you and me) and the Word...not that they are two separate entities because clearly JESUS is the Word (John 1:1-3). However, everyday He reminds me how amazing it is that the actual presence of the person Jesus is LIVING in me! That's all I can think about lately - the Person, Jesus.
the Word is written and we have put it in a book and called it the Bible (something that the firstfruits of the church did not possess). It is what we go to (in general) to get to know Jesus, to become familiar with His story. It is definitely changed my life and many many lives. It is holy, it is His story.
question for thought: is the Word itself a PERSON? I mean, when we read those words and they breathe life to our heart, mind, soul, spirit - is that just the spirit of Jesus just using words to work in us or is it this more mystical mysterious happening - the ink on the pages of our bible is anointed, holy - the words themselves are a form of Jesus - like how Jesus formed himself into a human. Does He, the person, form Himself into words? i know I'm getting overly technical and probably going in circles ... call me curiously contemplative i guess
ALL I WANT IS MORE OF YOU, SWEET JESUS!!! and i guess He is showing me how He is not just found in the Word! He is making it more clear how His indwelling presence can be trusted in every way - JESUS STILL SPEAKS. The SPIRIT made to dwell in us is a PERSON and He ain't no silent type! Can I get an amen!
[[quick testimony: my friend leslie told me this story: one night she was driving back to auburn and was going the speed limit (70). she heard the Lord speak very clearly - "slow down to 65". at first she objected but soon conceded. not long after, a big white van passed her and got in her lane ahead of her. suddenly, a big dear ran out in front of the van and was hit. as leslie witnessed this event she knew that if she had not heard the voice of the lord, she would have been hurt very badly, even fatally. her car was very small and probably would have been overtaken by the deer. ]]
I know God is an all-knowing God and He knew before the end of time every word that would ever be put into this book called the Bible ("but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit" - 2 Peter 1:21) and He was and is in control of that. ...He also put His own mind and heart and Spirit within me. WOW. the wonder, the power, the mysteriousness of it all astonishes me.
I had breakfast with my friend Raegan this morning and she summed it up with this statement:
The Word is one way God reveals our sin which humbles us and draws us nearer to Him (the person).
"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh" - Galatians 5:!6
"the Spirit gives life" - 2 Corinthians 3:6d
"let [us] hear what the Spirit says..." - Revelation 2:7
and here's an encouraging quote from an email from ktb in response to all this blabbing
"It's believing. It's listening...
Listen to the Spirit of Jesus communicating with your new spirit alive to Him. Soak it in. Ask Him if He would have you go to the word or He would have you to just listen. Ask Him how he wants to speak tonight. Ask Him how He loves you tonight. and Listen. and walk in faith by what you hear. test it. Take it to the word if need be. But most of all walk in faith. Faith that He is speaking, and He is living in and through you and all that Happens to you is so that the old dead susan stays in the coffin and the new regenerate susan is who you truly are."
AMEN! holla!
...been thinking a lot about the balance of dependence upon Jesus (the person who lives inside you and me) and the Word...not that they are two separate entities because clearly JESUS is the Word (John 1:1-3). However, everyday He reminds me how amazing it is that the actual presence of the person Jesus is LIVING in me! That's all I can think about lately - the Person, Jesus.
the Word is written and we have put it in a book and called it the Bible (something that the firstfruits of the church did not possess). It is what we go to (in general) to get to know Jesus, to become familiar with His story. It is definitely changed my life and many many lives. It is holy, it is His story.
question for thought: is the Word itself a PERSON? I mean, when we read those words and they breathe life to our heart, mind, soul, spirit - is that just the spirit of Jesus just using words to work in us or is it this more mystical mysterious happening - the ink on the pages of our bible is anointed, holy - the words themselves are a form of Jesus - like how Jesus formed himself into a human. Does He, the person, form Himself into words? i know I'm getting overly technical and probably going in circles ... call me curiously contemplative i guess
ALL I WANT IS MORE OF YOU, SWEET JESUS!!! and i guess He is showing me how He is not just found in the Word! He is making it more clear how His indwelling presence can be trusted in every way - JESUS STILL SPEAKS. The SPIRIT made to dwell in us is a PERSON and He ain't no silent type! Can I get an amen!
[[quick testimony: my friend leslie told me this story: one night she was driving back to auburn and was going the speed limit (70). she heard the Lord speak very clearly - "slow down to 65". at first she objected but soon conceded. not long after, a big white van passed her and got in her lane ahead of her. suddenly, a big dear ran out in front of the van and was hit. as leslie witnessed this event she knew that if she had not heard the voice of the lord, she would have been hurt very badly, even fatally. her car was very small and probably would have been overtaken by the deer. ]]
I know God is an all-knowing God and He knew before the end of time every word that would ever be put into this book called the Bible ("but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit" - 2 Peter 1:21) and He was and is in control of that. ...He also put His own mind and heart and Spirit within me. WOW. the wonder, the power, the mysteriousness of it all astonishes me.
I had breakfast with my friend Raegan this morning and she summed it up with this statement:
The Word is one way God reveals our sin which humbles us and draws us nearer to Him (the person).
"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh" - Galatians 5:!6
"the Spirit gives life" - 2 Corinthians 3:6d
"let [us] hear what the Spirit says..." - Revelation 2:7
and here's an encouraging quote from an email from ktb in response to all this blabbing
"It's believing. It's listening...
Listen to the Spirit of Jesus communicating with your new spirit alive to Him. Soak it in. Ask Him if He would have you go to the word or He would have you to just listen. Ask Him how he wants to speak tonight. Ask Him how He loves you tonight. and Listen. and walk in faith by what you hear. test it. Take it to the word if need be. But most of all walk in faith. Faith that He is speaking, and He is living in and through you and all that Happens to you is so that the old dead susan stays in the coffin and the new regenerate susan is who you truly are."
AMEN! holla!
posted by Susan Gordon at 10:16 PM
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You are awesome Suz, great encouraging word. Love you.
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