The Preeminent Word
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). With these opening words, the apostle John draws us into the majesty of Christ. Jesus is not just a teacher or prophet; He is the Logos—the eternal Word through whom God created, sustains, and redeems all things. This truth is not abstract theology; it is the foundation of our salvation and the anchor of our hope.
Before anything was made, the Word was. He was with God and was God. This means Jesus is not a created being but co-eternal with the Father, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact imprint of His nature (Heb. 1:3). All things were made through Him, and in Him all things hold together (Col. 1:16–17). The same voice that called light out of darkness in Genesis 1 is the voice that called Lazarus from the tomb—and the voice that calls sinners from death to life.
God has always revealed Himself through His Word. In creation, His Word brought order and life. In redemptive history, He spoke through prophets, covenants, and promises. But in the fullness of time, God didn’t only send a message—He sent His Son. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Jesus is the perfect and final revelation of God. To know Him is to know the Father (John 14:9).
This is vital because fallen humanity doesn’t just need advice or information—we need revelation and transformation. We are born blind, dead in sin, suppressing the truth in unrighteousness. We needed more than external instruction—we needed the incarnate Word who obeyed perfectly, suffered willingly, died substitutionally, and rose victoriously. He is the message and the means of salvation.
Jesus as the Word means that God is not silent. In a world full of noise and confusion, where truth feels subjective and shifting, we are not left to speculate about who God is or what He wants. God has spoken, finally and fully, in His Son (Heb. 1:2). His Word does not change, and His promises will not fail.
This truth gives unshakable comfort to believers. Jesus is not just the revelation of God’s will—He is the guarantee of it. His life reveals the holiness of God; His death reveals the justice of God; His resurrection reveals the triumph of God’s mercy and power. He is our Prophet who reveals truth, our Priest who reconciles us, and our King who reigns forever.
Because Jesus is the Living Word, we do not build our lives on opinions, feelings, or trends—but on truth, revealed and incarnate. His Word gives life. His Word holds us fast. And His Word will never return empty—it will accomplish all God has purposed, bringing many sons to glory (Isa. 55:11; Heb. 2:10).
Let us hear Him, trust Him, and cling to Him—for in Christ, the Word, we meet the God who saves.