“Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God” (Hebrews 3:12).
God spoke to the Israelites before He gave them the Scripture. The people “heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire” (Deuteronomy 5:26).
But the people did not believe in the Scripture, they rejected Him.
Again, the living God spoke to the people through prophets, as it is written: “God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets” (Hebrews 1:1). And the people did not receive the Word.
Finally, the living God manifested as Jesus Christ. John wrote, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
God Himself confirmed that Jesus is the Word. Peter wrote, “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts” (2 Peter 1:19).
Scripture is that confirmed prophetic Word, which is Jesus Christ. The Scripture never came by the will of humans, but holy prophets of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (see 2 Peter 1:21).
All Scripture is the Word of the living God, which He spoke through the prophets and apostles. Scripture is that foundation of the apostles and prophets, which is Jesus Christ Himself, the Chief Corner Stone (see Ephesians 2:20).
The living God so much loved mankind He gave us His living and powerful Word. “And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13).
Everyone must appear before the judgment seat of Christ the living Scripture (see 2 Corinthians 5:10). John wrote, “And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books” (Revelation 20:12).
Jesus Christ is that living God or living Word who revealed Himself through the Scripture. “No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him” (John 1:18).
It is Scripture that gives us access to the true God. The Word is that true and living God. There is no other way to see God except through the Bible, which is Christ the Word of the living God (see Ephesians 2:18).
In fact, the Father wants us to receive the Scripture as the living God. “Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you” (1 Peter 1:25). The God of the Bible is the Word, which is Jesus Christ the living God (see John 1:1).
Anyone who comes to the Scripture has come to that living God, which is Christ the Chief Corner Stone, as it is written: “Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious” (1 Peter 2:4).
Today, Christ the living Scripture is knocking at the door of our hearts saying, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me” (Revelation 3:20).
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, set my heart on fire by your living Word, in Jesus name. Amen.
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