Jesus said in John 8:31-32  “If you continue in my Word, thn you are truly disciples of mine and you will know the truth and the truth will make you free!”  I think one of the great tragedies of the world that we live in today, is that most people don’t have anything to believe in.  We have things that we like, care about and even some things that interest us, but most people don’t have a whole lot that they really believe in anymore.  When I say “believe in”, I am talking about something that you are willing to fight for, something that you are willing to die for, something that has challenged and changed your life so much, that you can’t live life without it!

This is what the Bible – God’s Word should be for those of us that call ourselves Christian.  If we really believe it – we will read it, be corrected by it and grown through it!  Jesus said:  “If you continue in my Word…”  This does not mean that we pick it up once every now and then.  This means that we live with it and by it every moment of every day.  The secret to a powerful, fulfilled and exciting Christian life is found in our BELIEVING that God has spoken and is speaking to us.  And this is exactly what the Word is all about!  We know that we are really believing, when we find ourselves living according to the Word.

It’s not easy!  In fact, it is a constant challenge!  It is not easy to live life in and through the Word, because the word is continually attacking.  This is why the Word is so important – it is our stregth and power to overcome the attacks of the world.  It is not easy to live life in and through the Word, because the world is continually distracting.  The Word helps us to keep our focus, so that even when distractions come, we stay on course and in right direction.  It is not easy to live life in and through the Word because the world is continually convincing us to live according to something other than God’s Word.  The Word helps us to understand that the best way is always God’s way!

Jesus said:  “If you continue in my Word, then you are truly disciples of mine!”  Does the Word really matter?  It matters if you want to be a true disciple of Christ.  We have someone amazing to believe in and He has given us something amazing to believe in.  Let your belief bring you back to His Word and let His Word grow you into something that is beautiful, amazing and powerful!