He is Speaking

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”  John 1:1, 14

            From the very beginning, before time, God spoke His Word in our behalf.  In Genesis 1, He spoke and the world came into being.  He spoke, and we were created in His very image.  He breathed life into us, and walked and talked with us in the garden.  When we sinned and fell, He spoke hope of a redeemer to us.

            Later He spoke to Moses, giving him the law that would allow some kind of relationship between Him and us, and that would remind us of a need for a savior.  He continued speaking through the judges, kings and prophets.

            And then, when time was ready, He spoke the final Word.  He reached across eternity, beyond the differences between Himself and us, and spoke the one Word that we could understand.  He spoke Jesus.  His Word became incarnate.  In that one Word, He bridged any communication gap that might exist. 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word became flesh and lived among us.  He lived the grace and truth of God in human flesh.  Instead of God around us, He was Emmanuel, God with us.  Then He became sin for us, died and rose for us, and indwelt us.  Peter says that we were “born again not of the seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and abiding Word of God.” (I Peter 1:23)  In the end, it is the Word of God who will come again and redeem the world.  “He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood; and His name is called the Word of God.”  (Rev. 19:13)  He is the Alpha and Omega, the first and last Word.  We were created by the Word, saved by the Word, and now indwelt by the Word.  

What word do we communicate to the world around us?  If we live as a light shining in the midst of a dark world, we communicate the Word of life.  If we blend into the world around us, we speak nothing at all.  We must hold fast to the work of truth, letting it dwell in us richly and living it so that it communicates to those around us.  We must live truth and grace, revealing God through our lives.  It is the way God chooses to communicate now.  It is the Head, speaking through the body.  It is the hope of our generation.

What word are you speaking to the watching world around you?