The word of God

“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.”John‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

John also refers to Jesus as ‘the word of God’ in the book of Revelation, 19:13. I wonder which book came first? According to my study Bible the Book of John came first. This then creates a question in my heart: how did John come to understand that Jesus was the ‘word of God’? This statement is powerful and one born out of revelation.

The statement should make us ponder: what does that mean? What did that look like? As the word of God, every word Jesus spoke was a word from God. When Jesus said: “I only do what I see the Father do”, means He was vitally connected to the Father, and knew how to respond to Him.

This scripture endows Jesus with great honour and power. When we see Him in Revelation chapter 19 He is just that.verses 11-16 describe Jesus. 11 says: He judges and makes war in righteousness. 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on His head. 13 He wore a robe stained with blood, and His name is the word of God.

The fact that Jesus makes war not as the world does, wirh greed and vengeance, but rather righteousness, calls us to evaluate our motives. How close to the surface is our fleshly attitudes? I wear the breastplate of righteousness, may I live worthy of this. Amen!