THE WORD IS A LIFE-GIVER

“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever” – 1 Peter 1:23

LIGHT FOR NOW:  The word gives life.

The Word of God is the food of the believer. The believer needs the word for his spirit man to grow. Just as the physical body needs food to grow, the spirit man also needs spiritual word which is the word of God in order to grow (1Peter 2:2). The Word of God gives life. It is the truth that the born again man is born of the seed of God which is the word of faith. When a man hears the gospel of salvation and believes, he becomes born of the word. Our text for today says, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever”. This means that a born again man is born of the incorruptible seed which is the word of God. In Luke 8:11, Jesus said, “….The seed is the word of God”.

 The word, seed, as used in our text for today is the Hebrew word, ‘sperma’, from which the English word, ‘sperm’ is derived. It is a life giving seed. This shows that the word of God gives life when it is received. The Word of God is spirit and they are life.  In John 6:63, Jesus says, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profited nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life”.

 INSTRUCTION: Receive the Word, receive life.

PRAYER: Father, I receive grace to continually feed on your word, to grow and enjoy my inheritance in Christ, in Jesus Name. Amen.

QUOTE: Get the Word, Rule your world.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: GENESIS CHAPTER 27; EVENING: MATTHEW CHAPTER 27