Today we read from these verses in the One Year Bible:
Micah 5:1-7:20
Revelation 7:1-17
Psalm 135:1-21
Proverbs 30:5-6
Let's look at the proverb. It says: "Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Do not add to His words, or He will rebuke you and prove you a liar."
So the very first part is saying that every one of His words is flawless, and David is probably referring to the "law", as he would call it, which we would call the Old Testament. And then he refers to "He" being a shield who protects us. But the cool thing is that we can read the Old Testament in light of the New Testament, and in John chapter one we're told "In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God. And the Word WAS God."
So the "word of God" does refer to the Bible. But it also refers to Jesus Himself. He IS the Word that God spoke into the world to save it from its sins. And we can take refuge in Him because He is our shield.
In summary - we should read the "word of God" every day, which is the Bible, because it leads us to the "Word of God", which is Jesus. And Jesus is a PERSON who will meet with us each day and help us to become more like Him.
God, thanks for giving us both the word of God and the Word of God.
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