The Powerful Word of God

In this world, so many things are temporal. There are so many things that live for only a short time and then fade away, becoming only a memory if remembered at all.  But there is one thing that has withstood the test of time; one thing that has never faded away, will never just be a distant memory, but will maintain its power and impact for eternity.

It is the Bible, the inspired Word of God.  It is the words written in a book that has inspired generations, convicted sinful men, transformed broken lives, and defined history. Those words that we hold between worn leather frames are words that have the power to heal, the power to change, and the power to save. 

Human beings are temporal.  Our bodies, while full of strength and vigor and vitality, will one day perish and will be laid to rest in the cold earth.  Our frames are fragile.  Our minds are futile.  Our lives are fleeting.  Mankind has come and gone and continues to dwell here, but one day our existence will end.  One day this life will be over.

Time is temporal.  A day doesn't last forever.  A lifetime is shorter than we think or hope for.  Time passes and time flies but it never stands still.  One day we will find ourselves out of time, wanting more but not finding any. So we embrace what time we have left, hoping to make it last or at least make it special.

Circumstances are temporal.  We face giants, battle, and enemies.  Sometimes every day.  And often it seems as though these vicious opponents will never leave, the war will never end.  But the reality is, even our struggles don't last forever.

As temporal as all of these things are, the eternal Word of God has the power to transform them all.  The Word can change the heart and mind and life of the perishing man or woman.  The Word can transform the past, the present, and the future, in a sense altering time - or at least redeeming it.  The Word takes our circumstances and reshapes them, reclaims them, and gives us the ability to overcome them.  As all things head toward death and the end of existence, the Word of God lives on, giving life to what is fading away.

With such power and ability, it is a wonder why so many of us neglect these wonderful words given to us by our Creator.  It is a mystery why so many people fail to grasp the significance of the Word in their own circumstances, why so many of us even deny its authority in our own lives.  The Word of God has the power to transform us, but so many of us seem as though we would rather remain the same - unchanged, unhealed, and broken. When God offers to us words of comfort, love, encouragement, and instruction, why do we continue to ignore them and instead try to live as though they didn't exist?

Let the Word of God have a role of significance in your life.  It has been changing lives for ages.  It has impacted generations.  It has lasted through the centuries and will continue to do so, as long as God makes it available.  This life will not last forever.  One day time will end.  But God's Word will extend beyond our years, beyond our lifetime, beyond our circumstances.  It will never fade away, even when everything else perishes.  Today, may we be people of the Word, people whose lives are rooted in it, people whose ways are a reflection of it.

Followers of Christ who don't just carry the Word but show it to the world.

"But the Word of the Lord endures forever, and this is the word which was preached to you."