The Word of God is truly alive and has the power to change your life.

Did you know that the Word of God is alive? ‘How can a book be alive?’, you may ask. At first, when you start reading God’s Word, it does not seem to make any sense; and yet in Hebrews 4, we are told that what might appear to be ‘just a book’ – the Word of God – is actually ALIVE (see Hebrews 4:12 NIV).  

When I was a young teenager, I did not fully understand the power of the Word of God. Although I grew up in a Christian family (in a pastor’s home), I rebelled and ended up moving from my home in France to the UK, arriving angry and disillusioned and wanted nothing to do with ‘religion’.  

Some time later, when I encountered Jesus, I discovered that it was not about a religion but about a relationship that Jesus wanted me to discover with Him, and when I understood that my whole life changed – I discovered a great secret. When God’s spirit touches His Word, the words in the Bible become alive, breathing, living, with the power to help us discern truth from lies.  

Discovering the Bible was much more than a book filled with ancient stories was a complete revelation to me. Those same stories which I once thought were dead began to speak into my present circumstances. The same God who guided Adam, Abraham and Paul, became my daily guide.  

The words I read in Scripture today have helped me to make important decisions in my family life, in my professional life and now in the ministry I serve here at UCB. I often call God’s Word, ‘the divine instruction manual’ because the imparting of its truth has directed me, has comforted our family and held us together when we have gone through many tragedies. A dead history book could not do that, but I can assure you by personal experience the living Word of God can.

You see, when we have our own personal revelation that the Word of God (as Hebrews says), ‘is alive and active’ (Hebrews 4:12 NIV), our approach to it changes. When we discover that God can speak to us daily through His Word, that the words on those pages can give us insight and wisdom for whatever situation we may be facing, we too become alive.  

But be warned; as you open God’s living Word, it might not always be an ‘easy read’. Just as in an instruction manual sometimes the words correct and challenge us, sometimes they urge us to change direction, but in those same pages, you will also find encouragement, comfort and guidance.

If you find yourself struggling to systematically read God’s Word, can I encourage you to not give up? Keep on trying and you’ll never be disappointed. 

I am passionate for people to discover the power of God’s Word which is living and active. And to help you, I would encourage you to use a devotional such as UCB Word For Today to help you get into God’s Word. For this could be one of the vehicles God uses, to encourage you to pick up a Bible and read it for yourself and discover the value of having a daily devotional time, or as we would say here at UCB, have ‘coffee with God’.

So, when you read your Bible, look up the Scripture verses which are quoted, read them in context and allow God’s living, breathing Word to change you from the inside out. 

Should you want your free copy of the Word for Today please go to https://www.ucb.co.uk/signup and I highly recommend to you that you set time aside daily to engage with the Word of God which is alive and active, and allow your life to be transformed for ever.