CHILDREN OF THE WORD – Pastor Chris
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men (2 Corinthians 3:2).
Every Christian is born of the Word; meaning, we’re children of the Word. The Bible says, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (1 Peter 1:23). So, you’re the Word in flesh!
This is what the Apostle Paul meant by us being “living epistles.” In 2 Corinthians 3:3, he said, “Clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart”(NKJV). Today, anyone who wants to see the Word of God should look at you, for you’re the epistle of Christ! This is what the Church is—the Word in flesh!
The Lord Jesus was the Word of God tabernacled in human flesh. He was the epistle of God. He was the love-letter sent to the world by God. The Bible says in John 1:14 that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.
The same Word that became flesh gave birth to us: “Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures” (James 1:18). We’re the offspring of the Word. We were born in the realm of the spirit to be like Jesus through the Word. Glory to God!
Your life is the life of the Word. You’re not an ordinary person. You may look like everyone else, but you’re different. You’re God’s message—His Word! Therefore, never look down on yourself.
You’re not born of the corruptible seed of man, but of God’s incorruptible seed. This is the reason the life in you is the God-life; it’s the life of the Word. 1 John 4:4 says, “Ye are of God…,”meaning you’re born of God; you hail from Him; and God and His Word are one. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
My life is for the glory of God. I’m not an ordinary person, for I’m a living epistle, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God, known and read of all men. Through me, many are coming to the knowledge of Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHERSTUDY: 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 3:18; James 1:18 AMPC
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 16:16-40 & Job 1-2
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 6:20-30 & Deuteronomy 31
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