Bible Reading: Numbers 5-6; Matthew 26:1-25
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” – Colossians 3:16
Until the Word of God becomes a relatable personality to you as a child of God, you will never be able to experience the fullness of God. The Word of God is more than just some nice piece of advice that you put at the level of different sages or ancient words of the wise. The Word of God is a ‘person.’ God and His Word are the same. The Bible tells us in John 1:14, “And THE WORD BECAME FLESH and DWELT among us…” It is the Word of God that took on flesh and was manifested for us to see.
The Bible tells us in 1 Peter 1:23, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” This means that the same way that the Word of God took on flesh and was manifested to us as Jesus is the same way that the same Word of God has given birth to the personality called the ‘new creation’ through the born-again experience! For any believer to live a fruitful life, he/she must allow the seed of God’s Word to grow and begin to manifest everything that is in the character and nature of the seed of God’s Word which includes life and all that God represents!
This is what Apostle Paul in our text tells the believers when He says to them, “Let the Word of Christ DWELL in you RICHLY…” He wasn’t necessarily saying they should have ‘many’ verses of scripture in them, rather he was telling them to allow the Word of God in them to grow unto maturity (i.e. manifestation) the same way a pregnant woman will nurture a seed of life in her womb unto manifestation and eventual birth of a baby!
It is not just enough to be a child of God, the Word from which you are born must grow to full term such that your life becomes a manifestation of everything that the Word represents which includes life, divinity, wisdom, increase, healing, health, peace and all that God is. While there is nothing in your strength that you can do to help the Word of God because it has the inherent power to grow, it is your responsibility to create the right environment where the Word of God can thrive. This is why listening to messages, being in church meetings/services, and listening to Christian faith-filled music is very important to the well-being of God’s Word that is in you. Nurture the Word of God to full term today and become living proof of everything that it says you are in Jesus’ name.
Prayer: Thank You Father for the new life in Christ Your Word has given me.
Pst Alfred Samuel