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For all the
disorder in the world, God is indeed having his
way. God’s salvation is accomplished and effective in
the dying and rising of Jesus, who is the Word of God.
Jesus is the Word God has spoken to the world. Recall
the beginning of John’s gospel where he writes, ‘In the
beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God’. Jesus is that Word spoken and given
to the world for its salvation and liberation.
The Word of God
is a living word, dynamic and effective in the lives of
those who will hear it. The Word is Jesus with whom we
are called to have a real and personal relationship. God
is not distant, impersonal, nor unaware of our lives
here and now. God desires us to seek him, to know him
and to love him. The best way to know God is through
Jesus whom the Father has sent. To say that we are to
have a personal relationship with Jesus means that we
are to open ourselves to Jesus in a trusting, sharing
way just as we might do with our dearest friend or
spouse. This is all possible through the power and light
of the scriptures.
As God desires
us, our most effective response is to also desire God.
Desire is at the heart of our loving. If the human heart
is not inspired or moved with a desire for another, then
nothing much happens. God will always honor a sincere
desire to know and love him. Expressing your desire to
the Lord is a good way to begin any prayer time. Speak
your desire to know and love God, asking for insight and
understanding as you pray and read the bible. God will
honor your prayer and inspire your reading.
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