"THE WORD WAS GOD!"

John 1:1-5                 (ESV)
"1 In the beginning was the WORD, and the WORD was with GOD, and "THE WORD WAS GOD".
2 HE was in the beginning with GOD.
3 All things were made through HIM, and without HIM was not any thing made that was made.
4 In HIM was LIFE, and the LIFE was the LIGHT of men.
5 The LIGHT shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."


A lot of people are talking about some music awards show they were viewing on television recently.  They are suggesting that as time progresses we are becoming less and less authentic with our appreciation of how things used to be done.  My memories of how things used to be are mainly focused on pop music, but some of the older country music stars will never be reproduced because they were iconic!!

Do you ever suppose that ALMIGHTY GOD  possibly thinks something similar to the modern day church?  Most people either have access to a Bible or know how to find that access, therefore THE WORD is available for all.  My beliefs are that the modern day church has become so infatuated with modern culture and conveniences that "THE WORD WAS GOD" has totally been overshadowed in our minds.  Of course, unbelievers have allowed "the enemy" to blind them (2 Corinthians 4:4) and the church hasn't allowed the LIGHT to shine through its life to overcome the darkness?

2 Timothy 4:3-4 says "For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the TRUTH and wander off into myths."  Have we "progressed" to where we would rather "fit into" this world than to be used by the FATHER to draw people to the HIMSELF?

"THE WORD WAS GOD" is THE CURE for what ails mankind, but we won't slow our lives down to hear HIM?  The ORIGINAL is the ONLY solution!  We seemed convinced that we can't go against the model set up for us by "this world" to be successful, so we do what we can to appease the world and may be, JUST MAYBE satisfy GOD, THE CREATOR?!?  We (mainly I) must break free from the chains the enemy uses to bind me with and TOTALLY sell out to the leadership of "THE WORD WAS GOD"!!!