Hebrews 1:1–4
Hebrews 1:1–4 (NKJV)

1God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,

2has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds;

3who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

4having become so much better than the angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

John 1:1–2
John 1:1–2 (NKJV)

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2He was in the beginning with God.

John 5:39–40
John 5:39–40 (NKJV)

39You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.

40But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.

Hebrews 2:1–4
Hebrews 2:1–4 (NKJV)

1Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.

2For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just reward,

3how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

4God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

Acts 20:32
Acts 20:32 (NKJV)

32So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

Scripture readings

Devotional 📖

When we say “the Word of God”, we can be talking about two things: the Word personified, Jesus Christ, or the written word of God, the Holy Bible. In John 1, Jesus is called the Word of God. He is the fullness of God personified and revealed that same God to mankind. We know both the Father and the Spirit through looking at the Son. 

Both the written and living Word are interconnected. The Bible is God’s thoughts transcribed and Jesus says that this very scripture testifies of Him! In the Old Testament, the words of God were communicated through angels and prophets but God says the fullness of Him rests in His Son. All we need to know about God has now been communicated through the Son.

John 5:39-40 - “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.”

The living Word is revealed in the written word so our journey of studying scripture should lead us to Jesus Himself. If we don’t search for Jesus in the Scripture, we will end up reading the word in error.

Why do we need the word of God?

Hebrews 2 shows us that holding tightly to the Word of God stops us from drifting away. We can only stay rooted and grounded in God when we meditate and hold tightly to the things we have heard. Reading the word daily is something we have to take personal responsibility for. We open the Bible and the Spirit reveals Jesus in it, but first if we desire to see Him, we must start with opening the Scriptures. 

If a neglect of the words delivered by created beings, the angels, led to penalty, how much more a neglect of the Word sent from heaven by the creator Himself. If we don’t feast on the Scriptures which are light that show us the way, we’ll end up walking the path of darkness that leads to death.

The word transforms us and helps us grow. Learning, meditating and applying the word to our lives will help us become disciples who can make other disicples. We cannot grow without the word of God. It reveals the standard by which we live by, it gives us access to the wisdom of God, and it gives us access to the knowledge of God and the promises of scripture.

Let’s delve deeper into the word this week. 

Prayer 🙏

I pray that the God of my Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant me a spirit of wisdom and of revelation that gives me a deep and personal and intimate insight into the true knowledge of God. And I pray that the eyes of my heart [the very center and core of my being] may be flooded with light by the Holy Spirit, so that I will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called me and the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),

Ephesians 1:17-18 AMP

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