Words of Eternal Life

John 6:

66 From that time many of His disciples went back to what they left behind and no longer walked with Him.

67 Jesus therefore said to the twelve, Do you also want to go away?

68 Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life,

God does exists, whether one believe in Him or not; His existence is not dependent on man's faith. The fact is, He exists. You believe, yes He exists. You don't believe, still He exists. His existence is beyond scientific proofs, human logic and intellectual understandings. He was, He is and He ever will be.

But how do you know Him and experience Him in reality? The belief of many believers is too abstract, and sometimes, superstitious. There must be some scale that measures this "faith" held in many human psychological hearts. Even when all seems vague and disbelief rules the doubting Thomas, there must be something objective, tangible and concrete to refute the atheists' claim of no "god." To me this solid proof is the WORD of ETERNAL LIFE.

This Word is no mere word, logos.This Word is the word of God, the very embodiment of God. It is God Himself, defined, explained and expressed by the very word. This word is the living word! The rhema, that gives life. This word is tangible, concrete and objective, yet is experienced subjectively. When this word gets into man, it becomes life in him, supplying God as life and Spirit. And when this word as life and Spirit is uttered or spoken, it becomes word again, audibly and understandable. This chain reaction of the word becoming life and Spirit, and the word again, into and through many men is the gospel spreading; sinners saving; believers feeding; the Body of Christ, the church building; and God's goal accomplishing.

This word must be paid full attention to; for it is God Himself, embodied in Christ, realised as the Spirit, written in the word. Thinkings of the mind, feelings of the emotion and decisions of the will fluctuate, but the word remains as ever it was. Yesterday it was, today it is, and tomorrow it will be. Time and tide waits for none, but the word wavers not through time and tide. The Bible was written some 3500 years ago, but the word never changes. Ages change, technology changes, people changes but the word is intact, solid, stable and sound.

When all things seem to go wrong, many turns from the faith, darkness and depression dawns, chaos and confusion looms large, still, the word is the word. Come to the word, the Lord is touchable in the word, the spirit is enjoyable in the word, God is experience-able in the word.

As the disciples did, when all forsook the Lord, come to the word of eternal life, the Lord Jesus Christ. Or else, where else? 

O the word of eternal life! In the word is life, Spirit, Christ and God Himself.