Psm 119:30 The entrance of thy Words give light….
Gods word that spoke the sun and moon into existence, that same word will give light(spiritual light) to us. Read Gods word it will give us light. THINK ABOUT IT!
Psm 107:20 God sent His Word and healed them ….
Healing is in the Word, Plant the word in your mind and spirit and watch what happens. THINK ABOUT IT!
Gal 6:7 Do no be deceived, God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
What are you sowing? This covers ever area of our lives, spirit, soul, body. Don’t lie to yourself whatever you sow will grow. THINK ABOUT IT!
1Pet 1:23 We are born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever.
How do we get born again? By the Word of God. If you look up the word seed in the Strongs Concordance you will find that this word is translated sperm. The word is planted (by preaching, teaching, etc) into the womb of the spirit of a person and a child of God is conceived. THINK ABOUT IT!
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance:
We hear alot about gifts of the Spirit and thats wonderful I belive in them, but what about Fruit of the Spirit? Where does fruit come from? A tree. Where does the tree come from? A seed. Gods Word is seed according to Lk 8:11. Need Fruit of the Spirit in your life? Start planting the seed for it, the Word. Start planting the Word for Fruit. THINK ABOUT IT!
Lk 8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God.
The SEED is the WORD of GOD, this is a very plain statment by Jesus about what the Word is, its a seed.
What do you do with a seed? You plant it. Where? In the dirt, what did God make man from? The dirt. If you plant it will grow. Put the seed of the Word in you mind, (Rom 12:2) watch how you grow in God. THINK ABOUT IT!
John 1:14 The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory as the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth.
The Word is a person, His name is Jesus the Son of God. The Word was born of a virgin, The Word walked among men, The Word healed the sick, The Word raised the dead, The Word cast out devils. No wonder Jesus said if you abide in Him and His Words abides in you. You can ask what you will and it will be done unto you(Jn 15:7). Is the Word living in you? THINK ABOUT IT!
1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
This morning I was reading these passages in Matthew and I was intrigued by the significance of this story. It has generated some questions in my mind that I have no answers for at this time. I look forward to the discovery journey ahead of me and thought you might be curious as well.
Here are a few of my questions, and feel free to add more if you wish:
How many times does God publicly appear in the New Testament?
What was the significance of Peters action to this situation that God needed to intervene and correct Peter instead of Jesus?
Why did Matthew include this passage in his book, and is the same passage included in the other synoptic Gospels?
I look forward to seeking the answers to these and would be happy if any of you could shed some light on this and provide your own insight as well.
Ken Parrish
Heb 4:12 For the Word of God is quick(alive), and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The Word is alive, thats what the old english word quick means alive! Did you know the Word is alive because he is a person? Who is this person? Read John 1:14 and you will discover who this person is! THINK ABOUT IT!
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Here again the Gospel is called the Power of God unto salvation. The word salvation means heal, protect, deliver, prosper, peace, whatever you need from God. THINK ABOUT IT!