Sunday's Blessing - 08/30/2026 - The Word (Jesus)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.John 1:1-3 (ESV)
The Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit) is a difficult thing for humans to comprehend. We can see pictures of it in our world, like that of water; it exists as a solid (ice), a liquid (water), and a gas (steam), yet it is all water. Theologians have attempted to describe it in terms of the human form; we are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body. However, the Trinity goes one step beyond either of these analogies. They are all Three God at the same time!
Prior to the blessed event in Bethlehem where Mary gave birth to a Son, the Only Begotten of the Father, and named Him Jesus, the Son already existed. He is eternal just like the Father and the Holy Spirit are eternal. Prior to taking on human form as the man, Jesus, the Second Person of the Trinity, was known as The Word. You find Him there in Gensis 1:
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3 (ESV)
The “words” being released was that of The Word, Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Messiah, the Soon Coming King. Hebrews clarifies this for us:
Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. Hebrews 1:1-4 (ESV)
Everything exists (upheld) “by the word of his power.”
Years ago, physicists discovered something they called a quark. Up to this point, the atom was basically understood as a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons, with electrons orbiting the nucleus. With advances in technology, they were able to look closer and discovered the protons, neutrons, and electrons were not the foundational elements. They, too, were made up of other things. Upon intense study, the quark was discovered. The unusual nature of this thing puzzles the physicists. A quark displays properties of both solid matter PLUS that of a sound wave. The conclusion was this: all matter that we can see is made of sound (that which does not appear).
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. Hebrews 11:3 (ESV)
In Genesis 1, God spoke through The Word (2nd Person of the Trinity) and everything came into being, and it continues to exist, being held up by those original words. Eternity had become visible!
Remember, God made us in His image (Trinity) which was mentioned earlier as humans being made up of a spirit, soul, and body. Also, as one aspect of being created “like” God, our words have creative power. Look at the encounter between Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Gabriel, who came to explain God’s plan for saving the world. In my opinion, the Holy Spirit conceived Jesus in Mary’s womb the moment she spoke the words, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:48 (ESV)
Mary’s words, coupled with the promise from the Father, “created” an embryo in her womb which became the “Word made flesh!” The Creator has now become the Created – the quark transformed into an atom. Sound solidified into matter.
Imagine the power contained in words because of The Word, so that when you get in agreement with what He has said about you, nothing is impossible!
