The Life-giving Word

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<strong>How powerful is the Word of God when brought into contact with one's life?</strong><br/> "For the word of God is <em>quick,</em> and <em>powerful,</em> and <em>sharper than any two edged sword,</em> piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is <em>a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."</em> (Hebrews 4:12).<br/><br/> <strong>What was Peter constrained to say about Christ's words?</strong><br/> "Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? <em>thou hast the words of eternal life."</em> (John 6:68).<br/><br/> <strong>What did Jesus declare regarding His Father's commandment?</strong><br/> "And I know that his commandment is <em>life everlasting:</em> whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak." (John 12:50).<br/><br/> <strong>What great truth did God wish to teach us, when He gave the daily manna to feed the children of Israel ?</strong><br/> "And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; <em>that He might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live."</em> ( Deuteronomy 8:3).<br/><br/> <strong>What happens when we feed upon the true, heavenly manna?</strong><br/> <em>"Thy words were found, and I did eat them;</em> and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts." (Jeremiah 15:16).<br/><br/> <strong>What reference did Jesus make to this same life-giving manna?</strong><br/> "But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by <em>bread alone, but by every word</em> that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."( Matthew 4:4).<br/><br/> <strong>How did God's will for Christ's life become His food?</strong><br/> "Jesus saith unto them, <em>My meat is to do the will of him</em> that sent me, and to <em>finish his work."</em> ( John 4:34).<br/><br/> <strong>What name is given to Jesus, since He was the Revealer of God's thought to mankind?</strong><br/> "In the beginning was <em>the Word,</em> and the Word was with God and the Word was God." (John 1:1). "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called <em>The Word of God."</em> ( Revelation 19:13).<br/><br/> <strong>What did this Word become?</strong><br/> "And the Word was made <em>flesh,</em> 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).<br/><br/> <strong>What was in this Word that we so much need?</strong><br/> "In Him was <em>life;</em> and the life was the light of men." (John 1:4).<br/><br/> <strong>What is Jesus therefore also called?</strong><br/> '"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of <em>the Word of life."</em> (1 John 1:1).<br/><br/> <strong>What did Jesus declare Himself to be?</strong><br/> "And Jesus said unto them, <em>I am the bread of life:</em> he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst." (John 6:35).<br/><br/> <strong>What did He say would be given to those that partook of this God-given bread?</strong><br/> "As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: <em>so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.</em> This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: <em>he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever."</em> (John 6:57-58) .<br/><br/> <strong>What did Jesus really mean when He said that we should eat His flesh?</strong><br/> "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are <em>spirit,</em> and they are <em>life."</em> (John 6:63).<br/><br/> <strong>What is it that God will let us taste right now? "</strong><br/> And have <em>tasted the good word of God,</em> and the powers of the world to come." (Hebrews 6:5). (See Jeremiah 15:16.)<br/><br/> <strong>Tasting it, what do we learn?</strong><br/> "O <em>taste</em> and see that <em>the LORD is good:</em> blessed is the man that trusteth in him." (Psalm 34:8).<br/><br/> <strong>Does God want us to ask for this Bread daily?</strong><br/> "Give us this day our daily bread." (Matthew 6:11).<br/><br/>[[Category:Bible]]