Learning To Love And Understand God’s WordSample

Think of the smartest person you’ve ever met, the one who understands quantum physics or speaks six languages or can explain how electricity works. That level of intelligence is nothing compared to the thoughts of God. We can’t “figure him out.” However, God has made it clear that he wants us to be able to know him. He reveals himself to us out of his delight and joy at us knowing him. Bible study allows us to access the ways God desires for us to know him—and to be known by him. This is one of the greatest gifts and pleasures of our earthly lives. We can know God as he reveals himself to us! But how?

Understanding God’s nature can be difficult because he is so much more than we are, but we know what he’s told us about himself. The Bible tells us that God is one indivisible being, but also that he is three persons who are all fully God. The Bible calls them the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Christians refer to them as the Trinity. This means that when the Spirit speaks, it’s the same as God speaking. Whether the voice is Jesus, God the Father, or the Spirit or Holy Spirit, this is your clue in Scripture that God is speaking. You’ll learn amazing things about the triune (three-fold, united) nature of God as you continue to seek him through his Word— discoveries that can last a whole lifetime! When we think about God being hard to figure out, it’s kind of true. His ways are higher than our ways (Isaiah 55:8-9). Put another way, he’s not on our level.

Let’s look at Hebrews 1:1-2, “In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe.

How did God speak in the past? Through the prophets. How does God speak to us now? Through Jesus. This is an important principle. This one verse gives us a crucial road marker on the journey. The road takes us to the Gospel and points us to John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The word, capital-W, is Jesus. Jesus, the one the author of Hebrews said is the medium through whom God speaks to us. Bible scholars speculate that perhaps Jesus is called the Word because he is God’s Word, not only in the words he speaks but also in the life he lives. So, when we read the words of Jesus, when we experience his life through the Gospels, we are actually receiving the Word—the Word of God.

Thank you for completing this reading plan. Uncovering the tools and principles needed to understand the Bible for yourself takes time. In Help! My Bible Is Alive!, pastor Nicole Unice walks you through a 30 day study designed to develop the skills and habits that will sustain a vibrant spiritual life where the Word of God is alive and active for you. Click the link to watch Nicole's video.