Lord, Just Say the Word 

(Mt 8:5-13) 



God is self-existent(Ex 3:14). 

He exists for Himself and 

He reveals Himself. 



God's revelation is in two stages: 

1. General revelation - through all things He reveals that He is the Creator(Rm 1:19-20); 

2. Special revelation - through the Only Begotten Son He reveals that He is the Redeemer(Jn 1:18). 

Faith is receiving this as-is, and 

The life of this faith is listening to His word until the end. 



The Word, logos, refers to 

God's self-manifestation, self-revelation for 

It is His method of revealing Himself(Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14). 



In the beginning, in the eternal space(Jn 1:1), 

He called Himself as "the Word, for 

He would reveal Himself as the Word to those who want to know Him. 

As such, aside from the Word 

No one can know God, think of God or make relationship with God. 

Furthermore, no one can ever receive 

The life, the blessing, the peace, the glory, the power etc. that are in Him. 



The self-existent God let the Israelites, whom 

He delivered from Egypt(Ex 3:14), 

Pass through the desert to test whether 

They would live on their own without listening to God's word(Dt 8:14-16). 



The sanctuary where the tablets of the Law were 

Reminded them that God spoke to them. 



Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days(Jn 2:19), because 

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body, 

He would fulfill the Father's word for He is the incarnate Word who was 

With the Father in the beginning(Jn 1:14, Jn 1:18). 

Thus, His words and actions were all according to the Father's command for 

He knew that His command leads to eternal life(Jn 12:48-50). 



As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He: 

1. Laid down His life to fulfill the Father's command, testifying that the Father alone is the self-existent One(Jn 10:18); 

2. Condemned the devil who caused man to not listen to God's word(Ge 3:4; 1Jn 3:8); and 

3. With His blood redeemed all men and opened their ears to listen to God's word again(Mt 20:28). 

The Father raised Him and 

Proved that the Son is the self-existent One. 



The Holy Spirit lets Christians live by the word(2Ti 3:15), and 

The contents of the word are: 

1. Instructions, commands(Mal 3:7; Jas 4:8); and 

2. Promises. 

The man of the Spirit hears 

Sermon not as human words(phone) and disregards them(1Th 2:13), 

But as the Word(logos), which is 

Immediately carried out into action, 

Becoming the word(rhema)(He 4:12). 



The greatest Christian faith is 

Not seeing visions or prophesying 

But knowing God as He who speaks the word. 



O Lord, 

We lived our lives listening to human words 

But now we have decided to listen to Your word - the word of eternal life! 

Lord, 

Open the ears of our souls and 

Command us! 

Ephphatha! Be opened! 

Amen.