Praise God for His Word.

He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and rules to Israel.

He has not dealt thus with any other nation;

they do not know his rules.

Praise the LORD!

Psalm 147:19-20

God’s Word is a precious gift. If God had never spoken, the universe would not exist. Everything literally exists and is sustained by His Word. And God gave His written Word to humanity that we might know Him. It came through one people, the Israelites, to the world God has made. And so much is known about God and about us and about how we may know God in His Word.

Thank God for His Word! In Genesis we see God make Himself known in great promises that began a way to save a race that had rebelled against Him. He chose a plan to bring a Savior. He chose one man and one woman, Abraham and Sarah, to produce His chosen people. To those people He brought His Word. And to those people He would send His Son, born an Israelite, Jesus, the Living Word!

In the Pentateuch God revealed His holy Law. Praise God for His Word! In it Israel saw His vast holiness and learned their great need of atonement for sin. And in that law priests and sacrifices provided the means to know God, all the while pointing to a great Savior, a Great High Priest yet to come… Jesus, Who would offer Himself as the last sacrifice once for all for the sins of the world.

Thank God for His Word! Prophets warned Israel to repent and follow God’s Word. They foretold not only judgment for disobedience, but the glories of a future kingdom. They testified to the failure of Israel’s earthly kings and looked forward to the reign of the King of Kings. They tenderly portrayed the love of a suffering Savior Who would die for sin and be raised again in power.

Thank God for His Word! For gospels that let us walk with Jesus! For history that sees God at work in actual events! For prophecy that gives us a certain future! For epistles that ground us in sound doctrine! Praise the Lord for His Word! It is a powerful and precious gift!