IT'S A GAS...MAN..THE WORD ON THE WORD

Hello friends and neighbors. Are you running on empty? Are you running on fumes. ? Do you need to pull in and gas up...so you can continue on your journey? Have I got a WORD for you!

In the Bible...it is filled with WORDS. The Bible...aka The WORD of God...was written in the Hebrew language...Aramaic...the koine' (common) Greek language versus the Classical Greek language. Koine'...is the language of the COMMON MAN/WOMAN. Unlike English...the Bible has many meanings for one WORD. For example...the word LOVE...in English...can be used for the love of a wife, the love of your dog, the love of hot dogs, the erotic love, the love a baby, etc.

In the Koine' Greek language...phileo is a brotherly type of love for mankind (ie. Philadelphia)...storge' is a family type of love that a mother would have for a child...eros is a sensual (not necessarily a sexual love)...and agape' a God type of love described in I Corinthians 13...and John 3:16.

Another such case is the word...WORD. Two of the words for WORD is LOGOS... and the other is RHEMA. Both are of value...both are expressed... both are found throughout the New Testament. Sometimes they are used interchangeable.

I use to work at a sign company...along with Gary Montgomery. We would make those signs that you see high above the interstate...lighting the night sky like fluorescent false stars hanging in the created heavens. We made the EXXON signs that took the place of the old ESSO signs. The SIGNS were known as the LOGO for the company. The LOGO...represents the product, the company, the business...with hopes of notifying people that at that location...a certain product was available. It was not necessarily the product...but was notifying you that IF you CHOSE to pull in and experience the product...you could.

To me...this is like the word...LOGOS. In John 1:1...it reads "in the beginning was the LOGOS/WORD...and the LOGOS/WORD was with God...and the LOGOS/WORD was God." In verse 14...we see that "the LOGOS/WORD was made/became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, as glory as of the ONLY BEGOTTEN FROM THE FATHER, full of grace and truth." Of course...the LOGOS/WORD was JESUS. According to Hebrews 1:3..."And He is the RADIANCE of His glory...and the EXACT REPRESENTATION of HIS NATURE... and He upholds all thing by the WORD (rhema) of His power. when He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high..." So the LOGOS...lets you know what is available and represents that product. If you want to see the WILL OF GOD in a matter...LOOK AT JESUS. Read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John...and see the LOGOS for 3 years manifesting...Thy WILL (wish, desire) being done on EARTH...as it IS in HEAVEN.

The next word for WORD...is the word RHEMA. The idea of RHEMA...is the specific, verbal expression of the LOGOS. Jesus ...the LOGOS...utilized the RHEMA. Those who had ears to hear....experienced the RHEMA. The RHEMA...manifested itself in ACTION.

Words in the physical...are thoughts expressed. Until the thoughts are expressed...either by writing, signing, sung, or SPOKEN...they are just thoughts.

THE PHYSICAL ACT of speaking is a very synergistic experience.

1. We think a thought.
2. A signal sets things into motion.
3. We breath in a breath.
4. That breath passes through the open vocal folds and draws them together.
5. As you breath out...the vocal folds are broken apart and begin to vibrate
6. The vocal folds begin a rocking back and forth and closing process to keep the vibration going.
7. The sound/buzz begins to travel through the resonating cavities (throat, nose, mouth, etc)
This in combination with the frequency of your vocal folds and the thickness of folds helps to
determine your specific sound quality)
8. You begin to form the thoughts on your articulators (teeth, lips, tongue, hard and soft palate)
9. Your WORDS leave your mouth.
10.The words travel from your mouth to someones ears...and they decode and encode a
response.
11.This happens back and forth and is interpersonal communication.


In the SPIRITUAL...God speaks...man hears...man speaks the Word of God...people hear...faith comes...people believe...people confess (come into agreement with the Word)... people act on the Word.

Romans 10 speaks of this process...as we see that the RIGHTEOUSNESS based on FAITH... SPEAKS thus. Righteousness has a language. It speaks words. It is based on faith. (Romans 10:6) We don't talk about going up to heaven or down into the abyss to bring Christ into a situation. (Romans 10:6,7) Well...what does righteousness based on faith SAY?

"The WORD is near you, in your MOUTH...and in your HEART...that is...THE WORD OF FAITH...which we are PREACHING." (Romans 10:8) What do we do with this WORD OF FAITH in our MOUTHS?

"That if you CONFESS (homo-legos...same word)...with your MOUTH...JESUS AS LORD..
and BELIEVE in your HEART that God RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD...you shall be SAVED." (Romans 10:9) Well how does this work?

"For with the HEART...man BELIEVES...resulting in RIGHTEOUSNESS (cause and effect of heart belief)...and with the MOUTH...he CONFESSES...resulting in SALVATION (cause and effect)." (Romans 10:10) Will I be disappointed if I do this?

"For the Scripture says, Whoever BELIEVES in Him will NOT be disappointed." (Romans 10"11) Is this just for a few people?

"For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is LORD OF ALL..abounding in riches for all who CALL UPON HIM." (Romans 10:12) What kind of guarantee can I get?

"For WHOEVER...will CALL upon the name of the Lord...WILL BE SAVED." (Romans 10:13) What place is WORD OF GOD in all of this?

"How then shall they call upon Him in whom they HAVE NOT BELIEVED? And how shall they believe in Him whom they HAVE NOT HEARD? And how shall they HEAR without a PREACHER? And how shall they PREACH unless they are SENT? Just as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who BRING GLAD TIDING OF GOOD THINGS. However, they did not all HEED the GLAD TIDINGS; for Isaiah says, LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" So...what is the cause and effect of this preaching of the Word?

"So...FAITH...comes from HEARING...and HEARING...by the WORD (rhema) OF CHRIST." (Romans 10:17)

Remember the LOGO of the gas station...that is LIFTED in the dark night...to let weary travellers know where to find fuel, food, rest, and relief. They have to choose to pull in...and experience the the product. They go from logos...to rhema.

Jesus is...the LOGOS...WORD of God. The LOGOS is the exact representation of God.

"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness...even so must he SON OF MAN (Jesus) be LIFTED UP...that whoever BELIEVES in Him should not perish...but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever BELIEVES in Him should not perish but have everlasting/eternal life. (John 3:14-16)

"And I, if I be LIFTED UP...from the earth...will DRAW all mean to Myself. But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die." (John 12:32,33)

In this cold, dark, weary world...do you see the light beckoning you to pull in and to be refreshed. Do you see Him lifted up...representing the yoke destroying, burden lifting, oppression removing, soul saving, power of God? Or are you full and satisfied with you life as it is....the status quo is O.K. with you? Be careful...this may be your last chance to fill 'er up.





Love and Full Service Kisses
Rodney "Full Tank" Boyd