{"id":5763,"date":"2022-04-30T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=5763"},"modified":"2022-04-08T09:32:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:32:30","slug":"word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/30\/word\/","title":{"rendered":"WORD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Word-994x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5764\" width=\"331\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Word-994x1024.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Word-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Word-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Word.jpg 1246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Judges+11%3A1-12%3A15&amp;version=ESV\">Judges 11:1-12:15 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+1%3A1-28+&amp;version=ESV\">John 1:1-28 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+101%3A1-8+&amp;version=ESV\">Psalm 101:1-8 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+14%3A13-14+&amp;version=ESV\">Proverbs 14:13-14 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse: <\/strong>\u201cIn the beginning was&nbsp;the <em>Word<\/em>, and&nbsp;the <em>Word<\/em> was with God, and&nbsp;the <em>Word<\/em> was God.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+1%3A1&amp;version=ESV\">John 1:1 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOGOS (3056): <\/strong>\u201cDenotes \u2018the expression of thought,\u2019 not the mere name of an object-as embodying a conception or idea\u2014Divine Expression (i.e., Christ). Of a direct revelation given by Christ, in this respect, it is the message from the Lord, delivered with His authority and made effective by His power.&nbsp; The Personal Word, a title of the Son of God\u2019 this identification is substantiated by the statements of doctrine in Jn 1:1-18.\u201d<a id=\"_ednref1\" href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Expression of thought.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reading the inspired word of God written by men who devoted their lives to the pursuit of the unknown means tapping into God\u2019s thoughts\u2014tuning their hearts to His revealed classic truths that stand the test of time.&nbsp; The oldest book in the world remains the best one over the ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone recently said to me, \u201cThe heart hasn\u2019t changed over history.\u201d\u00a0 Our desperation for the Creator might come from different times and places, but the emotion remains the same.\u00a0 When we praise God with our hearts, even David can\u2019t compete.\u00a0 And we weep; Jesus weeps with us.\u00a0 In God\u2019s Word, we find life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Divine message.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Text messages come and go, but words from above last forever.&nbsp; Imagining God texting makes me smile.&nbsp; I immediately imagine Him with reading glasses perched on His nose, one finger typing because He can barely see.&nbsp; But then again, God\u2019s not me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the authors of the Bible wrote their prose, they did so with divine inspiration.&nbsp; God understands the human heart better than we do. &nbsp;Connecting our hearts with the Creator gives us access to His wisdom.&nbsp; Receiving God\u2019s divine messages for our lives will change them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make God\u2019s word the first text message you read each day.&nbsp; Download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youversion.com\/the-bible-app\/\">YouVersion.<\/a>&nbsp;Pick a plan and experience life change.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_edn1\" href=\"#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> Strong, J., &amp; Strong, J. (2010). <em>The New Strong&#8217;s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. <em>Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p. 152) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youversion.com\/the-bible-app\/\">https:\/\/www.youversion.com\/the-bible-app\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bookcover-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Three-Word-Prayers-Everyday-Living-ebook\/dp\/B09JT3B6CW\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18UKNZFIIDIEA&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=three+word+prayers&amp;qid=1635775169&amp;sprefix=three+word+prayers%2Caps%2C69&amp;sr=8-2\">Check out my new release on Amazon<\/a>. 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Daily Reading: Judges 11:1-12:15 ESV, John 1:1-28 ESV, Psalm 101:1-8 ESV, Proverbs 14:13-14 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cIn the beginning was&nbsp;the Word, and&nbsp;the Word was with God, and&nbsp;the Word was God.\u201d (John 1:1 ESV) LOGOS (3056): \u201cDenotes \u2018the expression of thought,\u2019 not the mere name of an object-as embodying a conception or idea\u2014Divine&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/04\/30\/word\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">WORD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5769,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5763\/revisions\/5769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}