"In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John 1:1
John 1:1
I have goose bumps all over my arms...we made through the Old Testament!!! Woo Hoo!!! Moreover today's reading was about The Word. I don't know about you but just saying those words almost takes my breath away. Talking about The Word as the holy, God-breathed expressions of our Lord Jesus Christ thrills me to pieces but to even speak of The Word as Jesus Christ himself, well that is almost more than I can bare.
The Word in John 1 is referring to Jesus Christ. I love hearing what The Word was:
The Word already existed in beginning.
"In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth." (Genesis 1:1) Do you remember January 1, 2009. The first post I made included this verse. Through all that we have read thus far, The Word has been there.
The Word was God.
"Come let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other." (Genesis 11:7) The people were building the tower to reach the heavens the response from heaven was "let us" go down.The Holy Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Ghost. Jesus was God. Wow, this is blowing my mind.
The Word gave life.
"And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds." (Genesis 1:24) All life: plants, animal, and human exists because of The Word. The Word gives temporal and external life. (Read John 3:16)
What a way to start the New Testament!
14 Comments:
Dear Wendy,
I love these verses too! I am not sure I will ever fully understand them this side of heaven, but they thrill me!
Isaiah 55:10-11
10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Jesus, as The Word came and accomplished what was intended. He achieved the purpose for which He was sent. And it continues through the Spirit that lives in us. We are sent and we will accomplish what God desires; we will acheive the purpose for which we are sent; to children, husbands, co-workers, friends, strangers... !
John 15:26-27
26"When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. 27And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.
Amen,
Karen, Basel
Oh yes! The day has finally arrived; we are in the New Testament. It sure seems to have come with awe as we read about the divine plan being fulfilled. It's exciting, isn't it?! The more I learn the more in awe I become. Thanks, girls, for sharing your insights this morning.
Karen I agree with you too, I just love these verses but not sure if I will fully understand. Sometimes our human minds just can not grasp the full meaning of the Word, I know this human mind can't :) I am so excited to be in the NT! That song Wendy I just posted on my own blog not too long ago. I posted it in reference to God teaching me to pray aloud and how powerful His spoken Word is over just what we think. God has really been working in me and is taking me way out of my comfort zone as He leads me to start a Moms in Touch group at my son's school. I am going to a luncheon today to meet all the other Coordinators for our area. I am excited and nervous. God does not call the equipped, He equips the called. I have been living this out for the past few years on my journey with Him.
Hope you all have a blessed day! I had to make myself not read ahead last night, I can't wait to read all the gospels in Chronological order :)
Brandee, TN
Good Morning Precious Sisters!
The N.T. is opening up today with a bang! Hallelujah!
Wendy, I loved the words in the song! After reading our scriptures today, the song just came alive!
I love the names of Jesus in today's reading:
Jesus
the Messiah
son of Joseph
the Son of God
Son of the Most High
And my absolute favorite portion of scripture today is, "For nothing is impossible with God," Luke 1:37. NOTHING. All things are possible with God.
And, to really let it sink in...we have the same "Lord with us," that Elizabeth had! Her Lord has shown favor to each one of us too, and He is our LORD! "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you," Luke 1:33) this just about takes my breath away!
And, beautiful Elizabeth, what does she say to all of this astounding news? "I am the Lord's servant." This is the response I want on my heart, "Lord, I am here to serve you."
What a day in, The Word, dear sisters! May each one of you today be blessed.
Hugs, Lori - AZ
Come Lord Jesus.
Morgen
Hello Somebody!!!!!!
Luke 1:36 & 37 are personal to me this morning as I have been married for almost ten years and have not conceived, BUT WITH GOD, All THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!!
Oh Lord, hear!
Oh Lord, forgive!
Oh Lord, listen and act!
Can anyone else persnalise verse 37?
Be blessed all!
Chanan, Bahamas.
Dear Lord,
Humbly, I sit here in awe of the miracles you have performed with my ancestors. I believe your Word when it states, "nothing is impossible with God." Chanan is your faithful servant. Lord, show your favor on her, as I know You are with her. Your Holy Spirit is upon her. Allow your power to plant a seed inside her womb. Show the world a glimpse of your Glory what can be accomplished through a girl who is fully and wholly consecrated to you. Confidently, I come before you and trust that you will hear my request today. Thank you for listening to me. Thank you for showing me your miracles. Thank you for shining your Glory all around me. Thank you that you know our needs and will always take care of us, know matter what. Thank you for giving me hope that more miracles are on their way! I lift this prayer request up to you. In Jesus name, Amen.
Lori - AZ
Ladies, While walking today, the Lord opened up the end of our reading in such a way that I felt just plain in awe of Him. I came back to tell you all about it, and then I read what Chanan wrote. It was my heart! Miracles. We have to believe dear sisters! We have to anticipate and thank the Lord for the miracles He IS going to perform in OUR lifetime! We have to believe. He clearly showed me that Elizabeth was shown favor because she BELIEVED! She was ready to be the Lord's servant. She did not doubt or worry. The Spirit we have in each one of us is the same Spirit she had. Powerful and alive! In a Beth Moore study I took a year ago, she stated a comment by George Muller that said, he "had such confidence and trust in the Lord that he counted his requests as good as accomplished when he prayed." (!) Mark 11:24 says, "What things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." The Word. It's God's spoken Word. Truth's we can hold on to. Powerful truth's we can believe in. Alive and active in us. Powerful sisters! I'm so joyful at this moment in time as I know without a doubt, God is going to perform miracles in my lifetime. Glory. Glory. Glory to God, the Most High.
Lord, Help me to be your faithful and obedient servant. Allow me to never doubt you. I love you with all of my heart. Amen. Lori - AZ
PS
Dear Sister Chanan, You are going to conceive. God will show you favor. What He opened up to me, and then what i read right afterwards was no coincidence! Praise Him and be joyful for God will plant a seed inside you, I just know it! WE believe God's Word, and we know in our heart that "nothing is impossible with God." I'm already anticipating the time you will be sharing the Glory with us! Heaven and Earth will be praising the Lord for the goodness. God hears you. He forgives you. And, now we just wait in peace. We've surrendered over to God. His timing is what we want. Love & hugs, Lori - AZ
Channan, don't give up....don't quit believing. My daughter was married 10 years before she conceived...she was 39 when little Sarah was born last Oct 18th. What a blessing this child is. After 6 brothers, 2 sons, 3 foster sons, 2 grand sons, 1 daughter...and finally a granddaughter!!!
With God all things are possible.
I was so excited to start the NT today. I have to make myself NOT read ahead. I can't wait to soak up all of HIS Word. I can't wait to see what He is going to do through His word from now to the end of the year!
Brandee, and all you others in TN
let me know where in TN you are.
Jan TN
"Then God said, "Let US make human beings in our image, to be like US." Genesis 1:26
In the beginning...John writes familiar words, and by no coincidence!
Thanks to all of you for providing such inspiration and clarification as we read through the OT. We made it!
That coupled with beginning the story of Jesus about has me flying this morning!
Amen, Amen, Amen!
Love and blessings to you all this Friday Eve,
Liz
AK
Greetings my dear sistas!
Praising God for his spoken and written Word in my life. I can tell already the NT is going to be awesome!
Blessings,
Debbie - North Carolina
Girls my attention was drawn to Luke 1:37 today too. So much hope!
"'For nothing is impossible with God.'"
Impossible. Not capable of occurring, or being dealt with, or accomplished. Totally unlikely. Something that cannot be done.
Possible. Capable of happening. Something that can be done.
God doesn't know the word "impossible".
Interesting to me that the difference in the spelling that stands in the way are two little letters. I M. I'm. I am the one who often doesn't believe. I am the one who often doesn't trust. I am the one who sees nothing but difficulties ahead. I am the one doubting the possible.
"Limitations are raw material for great expectations from God."
Believing God,
Joy
Just coming back to read and catch up on what was shared since yesterday morning ... Joy, I love your comment about the two letters "i m" in front of impossible. It brought to mind the fact that if the GREAT I AM is first all things are indeed possible!
Thanks to God and each one of you along our journey... Remembering you Chanan, and praying for you.
Love
Marianne
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