Dr. Barclay with Something to Think About - GOD'S WORD

GOD'S WORD

The Bible states that In The Beginning God spoke the universe into existence. It was through His Word then that all we know came about. In Genesis 1, the phrase:

Then God said…

…is repeated a number of times as creation takes place and as the worlds come into being.

But it wasn’t long before Satan asked the question:

 

…“Has God indeed said…?”

(Genesis 3:1)

…throwing into question the validity of what God had spoken.

Perhaps this is in part the reason why when God’s spoken word became flesh he was rejected. The idea that:

Has God indeed said?

remained and so as…

Israel has rejected the good… 

(Hosea 8:3)

…the Son of Man would…

…suffer many things and be rejected by this generation. 

(Luke 17:25) 

So, as people questioned the Word of God in the beginning, they also questioned and rejected the Word of God in the flesh because:

He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,

Lest they should see with their eyes,

Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn… 

(John 12:40)

Even after all the disciples had seen Jesus do during His ministry, they still questioned whether He had really said and done what they had experienced. And so, in Mark, He said this after doing many miracles:

Having eyes, do you not see? 

And having ears, do you not hear?

…How is it you do not understand? 

(Mark 8:18, 21)

Rejection of God and His Word has been man’s position throughout history. Even the ones who should have been most in tune with God have done so. When Moses, who was God’s chosen to lead the Israelites free, was told by God to…

…Speak to the rock before their eyes, 

and it will yield its water… 

(Numbers 20:8)

Moses did not do what he was told for he…

…lifted his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod… 

(Numbers 20:11)

As a result, God spoke to Moses and Arron:

…Because you did not believe Me, to hallow Me…

you shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them. 

(Numbers 20:12)

Moses was punished by not listening to God’s Word; the disciples were rebuked and humbled by not understanding what the Word of God, the Son of Man, had done during His ministry. And when we read the Bible today, the common response still seems to be:

Has God indeed said?…

…what the Bible indicates He has indeed said.

What He has said is there for us to read, what He has done is all around for us to see, and what He has prophesied is there for us to understand. As it was the duty of Moses to do God’s Word, so it is the same with us today.

Has God indeed said? Yes, He has and it is for us to consider and follow. 

And that is something to seriously think about.