THE WORD

“In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

(John 1 - 1)

Down through the ages mankind has used words to describe this glorious thing called God.  Many prophets of old, made attempts to do this. Their stories are now a matter of history and are recorded in the Old Testament.  Only one man has been able to do this.  He was Jesus Christ a sinless creature, that by faith in almighty God, actually became part of what we now know as a spiritual triune, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - the past, the present and the future. Thus fulfilling God’s plan for salvation of mankind for all eternity.   See (Of Good and Evil)

The story of Jesus Christ as described in the New Testament is by far the most interesting 

character that anyone can read about.  It is a story of love unparalleled in the annals of time; yet it is also a story of the consequences of mankind’s rejection of this same love.  

In reading about Jesus Christ, we find that the only public words he ever wrote of which we are aware, were trampled out by the dust of the multitudes.  I am sure that Jesus could have personally recorded the words of his ministry himself or through a scribe.  Had He done this it would have literally been the Word of God! Yet he chose, by faith, to let his disciples and others bear the responsible for this task. The reflections, by faith, of His truth by others became the true authority for the continuation of his simple message and gift of salvation to all of mankind then, now and forevermore.  Faith then becomes contagious.  Whew!  The Holy Bible is therefore an instrument of collective Christian faith and truly becomes The Word of God! 

God has always kept His promise to His people.  I am not on His time clock, but in  retrospect we can study history and it will give us some idea of what He has in mind for us.  Events from the past leads me to believe that God is using this collective Christian faith to further enhance His kingdom.  We, the faithful, are no longer satisfied with the somewhat limited efforts of our intermediaries and are turning to the Holy Spirit as our primary source of authority.  See  (God’s Field Representative)  

As we soar like an eagle while confined within the bowels of man’s genius we must reach for the unreachable and search for the unsearchable.  God has given us powerful new tools of communications.  In the early years of this new millennium the laity of the church with our computers and the world wide web are being forced into a visionary ministry of evangelism. We are now just beginning to share one on one blessings of our Christian faith with friends and non-believers in the farthest corners of this whole world.  We must rely upon this collective faith and stress the simplicity of God’s plan for salvation in our prophetic and visionry endeavors.

This nation is no longer a Christian nation.  Our culture has, in more recent years, been indifferent to the Christian faith and is demanding a secular society.  The dogma of secularism has now permeated most of our mainline churches and is diluting our moral and ethical Judeo-Christian principles.  It is affecting an entire nation. 

Jesus said unto them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” (Mark 6-4) 

When Jesus dispatched His disciples (evangelists) two by two He told them, “And if anyplace will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave, as a testimony against them.” (Mark 6-ll)

The most exciting evangelical movement to come along within my lifetime, and possibly, hundreds of years, is now demanding to be heard.  God has given them a new voice and the necessary tools to carry out His plan of salvation through Jesus Christ to all the people and nations of this earth.   

Christianity and evangelism are synonymous.  According to the latest polls only eight percent of the population of the entire earth are of the Christian faith.  In our nation, eighty-one percent of our children never go to Sunday school or receive any religious instructions from any church whatsoever; while we play the part of being a part time Christian whenever it is convenient and will fit into our busy schedules.

About 2800 years ago the nation of Israel while slouching their indifference to an angry God was warned by some of the minor prophets, like Amos and Hosea of God’s wrath.  Just within my lifetime, 1948 to be exact, Israel is once again recognized by the present community of nations and God is now in the process of reconciliation with His chosen people.  Again we must consider God’s time clock but the Israelites must now accept the Messiah, Jesus Christ or perish.

History has a habit of repeating itself. What will happen if the people of this nation, my country, refuses to welcome and will not listen to our present day disciples, visionaries and evangelicals when they shake the dust off their feet?  Is it our destiny that missionaries from the far corners of this world will one day be the only ones singing the tidings and great joy of the good news; the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and secular nation.

Words are merely symbols to signify a thought,

Tentative signs of urging for the minds into which they are caught.

Each statement has its purpose and it’s own unique content.

Persuasion is the theme of things and commitment the intent!

Truth is to the human ear as beauty to the eye.

We catch and hold some minute parts but most slips right on by

To the endless flowing waters, fed by theology and creed

As part of it is washed away into the cosmic sea of greed?

Mere words cannot express true feeling of the heart.

The completeness of our love and joy can only be conveyed in part.

With due respect to the saints of old and the inspired paths they trod,

The words they wrote cannot define this glorious thing called God!

So, we are called to a commitment His last and final plea.

To commit our lives, our very souls, to the man from Gallilee.

The man whose only written words were trampled in the dust.

The bottom line of God’s intent. In this man place your trust!

So place your trust in Jesus Christ, God’s plan to set us free.

The Word transcribed upon the winds by men like you and me.

A simple message filled with love, to comfort, to relieve.

The Word again becomes alive, when we through faith, believe!