Words

Words are important but more importantly, the spirit that births them.

At face value, words are what they are and have a definition, but the underpinning of the word, its life if you will, is the spirit that brings it forth. The record of first words is in Genesis, “let there be light”. In this set of words, there are some “spirits” immediately discernible. The most obvious is a spirit of illumination. The ability to see. The idea of “finding” things lost or hidden by darkness. With the ability to see, also comes the idea of pleasure. With the idea of pleasure another spirit comes “to light”, that of love. The act of illuminating by light and the ability to see, to see and be pleased with what is seen, can only be an act of love by the speaker for the spoken to. Further, the ability to see also sets the one who can see, to see the one speaking and thereby a spirit of relationship. So the one who could not see was lost in darkness, but by a spirit of love, words were spoken that illuminates the dark world of lostness, searches the darkness for that which is lost to find what it loves and draws it into relationship.

All that being said, “I pray you a day filled with joy and peace as you thankfully look to The One Who loves you most and lights up your world

to see Him clearly in His love for you.” :)

Later...

This subject of words is a piece and part of a greater subject and concept of conversation and communication that culminates ultimately in relationship. That is why the spirits of words spoken are so important. It is no wonder that Jesus Christ is identified as the Word made flesh; as being God and with God before all things existed. Christ, the Son of God, the physical manifestation of God and the true spirit of the love of God. The very Seed of life. Christ, the conversation of God communicating with the creation and operating in relationship. Living and alive. Operating in an ongoing conversation, communicating the love of God and His promise of everlasting relationship.

12/8/22

This concept of word has been replaying a lot over the last two weeks or so....it’s been going on a long time and I really haven’t allowed it to sit forefront in my mind but the repetition and loudness of it has demanded my attention. I was praying a week or so ago after a spiritual fall I took. I was recounting the reasons that I needed a Savior and lifting that up to God when I heard something in my spirit. “You have been very concerned about understanding the love of God and how that looks on humankind and on yourself, which is great, but that concept is incomplete without the understanding of holiness. “Be ye Holy as I am Holy”. Youch! That really hit me. So I looked it up and find it in 1 Peter 1:15-16. Now it really gets focused!

1 Peter 1:15-16 (KJV) 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

I started in 16, but backed up to 15 seeing that it is preparatory to 16. You see what I see....the concept of “conversation” is directly linked to holiness!

O my! Man do I have a lot of work to do. This part of my life is so out of control!! The implication here is that of “unholiness”. O man, what a mess :/

Now my whole focus of love has been changed. Love no longer being a starting place, but subset of holiness. Holiness being the spirit and foundation of love! I always put love as the foundation, but it now seems to me that this indicates that it is not. Holiness is a concept of God and Godliness. Love being a indivisible piece of that, but not the whole of it. The fruit of a Holy Spirit are multiple: love, joy, peace, goodness, kindness, long suffering, faithfulness, humility and self-control. These, all being active, make for a spirit of holiness.

So let me rewrite this......

Be ye Holy: loving, joyful, peaceful, good, kind, Long-suffering (patient), faithful, humble and controlling your sinful, fallen and cursed flesh (self-control), in all manner of conversation. Every word, tone, inflection, All body language and contortion of face, movement of eye, every thought and motive behind every one of those things.... ALL MANNER OF CONVERSATION. We communicate with our entire being. That is called to be holy so that it is not only a representation of God, but that it is in fact a dwelling of and communication of God. It is the indwelling and holiness of Christ in humanity. Christ is “The Word Made Flesh Dwelling Among Us”. Christ in you and in me. The Immaculate Conception is repeated every time a salvation occurs.

1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 (KJV) 12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward you: 13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.