Speaker 1: Bless the Lord, oh my soul and all that is
Speaker 1: within me. Bless his holy name. Shalom, family, and welcome
Speaker 1: to today's morning glory devotion. This is the Bruce Smith
Speaker 1: from Harvis Shapeled International Commercy, and it is a privilege
Speaker 1: to be facilitating today's devotion. Let us kindly share a
Speaker 1: word of prayer. Gracious Father, but thank you for the
Speaker 1: gift of life. We pray and commit our time in
Speaker 1: your word into your hands. Brood over russle, God, cause
Speaker 1: your life to shine on our heart and transform us
Speaker 1: by the power of your word. In Chess's mighty name,
Speaker 1: we pray with thanksgiving. Amen. That is kindly a firmal
Speaker 1: confession from Joshua, chapter one, verse eight. Joshua chapter one,
Speaker 1: verse eight. This book of the Law shall not depart
Speaker 1: out of my mouth, but I shall meditate in a
Speaker 1: day and night that I may observe to do according
Speaker 1: to all that is written in it. For then I
Speaker 1: will make my way prosperous, and then I will have
Speaker 1: good success a man. The theme for today's devotion is
Speaker 1: the Word that gives Life. The Word that gives Life
Speaker 1: written by Joshua Amebia Law and a scripture reading is
Speaker 1: taken from John chapter one, verse one through verse five.
Speaker 1: John chapter one, verses one to five. I'll be reading
Speaker 1: from the New Living Translation. In the beginning, the Word
Speaker 1: already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word
Speaker 1: was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God
Speaker 1: created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.
Speaker 1: The Word gave life to everything that was created, and
Speaker 1: his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in
Speaker 1: the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. Here
Speaker 1: ends the reading of the Word, and all shall respond.
Speaker 1: Thanks be to God. Amen. The Word that gives life,
Speaker 1: The Word that gives life. We love it. When we
Speaker 1: talk about the Word, we are usually talking about two
Speaker 1: things which are actually the same. In one sense. We
Speaker 1: are talking about the Holy Bible, or the Holy Scriptures
Speaker 1: that we all hold in our hands today. Apostle Peter
Speaker 1: says about the Holy Scriptures in tewod Peter chapter one,
Speaker 1: verse twenty and twenty one that above all you must
Speaker 1: realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the
Speaker 1: prophet's own understanding or from human initiative. No, those prophets
Speaker 1: were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
Speaker 1: So the Bible we hold in our hands is not
Speaker 1: an ordinary book. It is a record of the things
Speaker 1: that God, the creator of the world and everything in it,
Speaker 1: wants to say and communicate to us, the things He
Speaker 1: wants us to know about himself, the world we live in,
Speaker 1: the sin that plaques it in ourselves. In another sense,
Speaker 1: when we talk about the Word, we are also referring
Speaker 1: to the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Speaker 1: This is best seen in the fourteen verse of John
Speaker 1: chapter one, where it says the Word became flesh and
Speaker 1: made his dwelling amongst us. We have seen his glory,
Speaker 1: the glory of the one and only Son from the Father,
Speaker 1: full of Christ and truth. Amen. We are told from
Speaker 1: verse four of today's Scripture reading that it is the
Speaker 1: Word that gave life to everything that was created. While
Speaker 1: it is sometimes difficult to properly and fully define what
Speaker 1: life is today, I want us to consider two key
Speaker 1: aspects of what life is defined as. First, life is
Speaker 1: to bring into existence, or to cause something to exist. Second,
Speaker 1: life is to cause something to prosper in its purpose,
Speaker 1: to cause something to grow in a particular or desired direction,
Speaker 1: to fulfill a certain purpose. So when we look at
Speaker 1: the story of creation and Genesis chapter one, we see
Speaker 1: that God caused everything to exist by first speaking it out,
Speaker 1: but then He had a specific purpose and a design
Speaker 1: for everything he made, so existing of being here like
Speaker 1: we all are, is just one aspect of the equation
Speaker 1: of what we mean when we talk about the word
Speaker 1: given life. The other equally important aspect of the life
Speaker 1: the Word gives is giving us insight into the reason
Speaker 1: and purpose of our existence and bringing meaning into our lives.
Speaker 1: And it is only by knowing the purpose of our
Speaker 1: lives that we can truly prosper. Out of the life
Speaker 1: that the Word gives is the light of salvation that
Speaker 1: is available to everyone through our Lord Jesus Christ. This
Speaker 1: light was necessary because of the darkness of death that
Speaker 1: sin brought into the world, and it is with this
Speaker 1: light that we can even begin to truly see and
Speaker 1: work the part of God's purples for our lives and
Speaker 1: prosper Beloved, At one point or another in your life,
Speaker 1: you may have wandered what the point of everything we
Speaker 1: go through in the world is. You may have had
Speaker 1: many questions about your life and the world that has
Speaker 1: plagued you. Sadly I can give you the answers to
Speaker 1: all the questions you have about life, and no life
Speaker 1: coach or spiritual guru anywhere truly can either. But fortunately,
Speaker 1: what I can do is tell you where and with
Speaker 1: whom you can find the answers that you need in
Speaker 1: order to truly live and prosper here on earth any eternity. Yes,
Speaker 1: there is a sure way to obtain the answers you need,
Speaker 1: and that is by going to the one who made
Speaker 1: and designed it all. He is the only one who
Speaker 1: has all the right answers, and he has made these
Speaker 1: answers accessible to us through his word. Beloved, we must
Speaker 1: remember that the Word does not only give life, but
Speaker 1: is necessary for sustaining life. Like our logiesus said in
Speaker 1: Matthew chapter four, verse four, in response to the devil's dentation,
Speaker 1: man shall not leave by bread alone, but by every
Speaker 1: word that proceeds from the mouth of God. We cannot
Speaker 1: and must not, under any circumstance neglect the Word if
Speaker 1: we are to prosper and thrive in God's purpose for us.
Speaker 1: In much the same way as we put in effort
Speaker 1: and consideration into physically feeding ourselves every day, we must
Speaker 1: also dedicate ourselves to daily feeding ourselves on the Word. Also,
Speaker 1: if you are not sure how to even begin to
Speaker 1: reach the one who made everything and gives life, then
Speaker 1: please know that it begins by simply saying a sincere
Speaker 1: prayer of repentance and reconciliation, by acknowledging you are a sinner,
Speaker 1: accent for and receiving pardon from God through the sacrifice
Speaker 1: of Jesus Christ, and accepting Jesus Christ into your heart
Speaker 1: as your Lord and savior. A man. Let us take
Speaker 1: our memories for today from John chapter six, verse sixty three.
Speaker 1: John chapter six, verse sixty three, reading from the New
Speaker 1: King James version. It is the spirit who gives life.
Speaker 1: The flesh offers nothing. The worst that I speak to
Speaker 1: you are spirit, and they are life. It is the
Speaker 1: spirit who gives life. The flesh profess nothing. The worst
Speaker 1: that I speak to you are spirit and the air life.
Speaker 1: A man, let us kind of share a word of prayer. Father,
Speaker 1: we thank you for your word for us today. We
Speaker 1: thank you for the privilege to be called your children
Speaker 1: and for your word that you have made available to us.
Speaker 1: Help us commit to daily feeding ourselves on your word,
Speaker 1: and as we do so, please reveal yourself to us
Speaker 1: and help us to prosper and thrive as we work
Speaker 1: according to your purpose for our lives in Jesus's mighty name,
Speaker 1: with pray, with thus giving a man, thank you for
Speaker 1: listening and for staying tune for today's episode. You want
Speaker 1: to still stay connected as we have more spirit fueled
Speaker 1: content on Radio ACAI today until we come your way
Speaker 1: once again tomorrow morning. At the same time, do I'm
Speaker 1: still blessed and have a blessed and fruitful day in
Speaker 1: Man