God's Word

Now I'm really gonna rock some people's boats.

I believe that God's word is more than just the Bible. Ephesians 6:17 says "taking up the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God." Interesting to note here that the new testament had not even been written when Paul wrote this. So what could He have been thinking? Well, I guess it's fair to acknowledge that He may have meant the Old Testament. Because as we all know Jesus Himself used the Old Testament when fighting the devil. This is valid, but I still believe there is more to the definition. And it's actually very simple.

Anything God says is His word. Simple as that. Just like anything you say is your word.

God's word is simply whatever He says. It's not only the Bible. The Bible gets billed as His Word, correctly so, because it was and still is God speaking. But God's word is also whatever he says to you. You can fight spiritually with the "sword of the spirit" with the words God speaks to you just like you can with the Bible. Because anything God says is His word, not just the Bible. This is how, I believe, Paul was able to confidently say that the word of God is the sword of the spirit. Because He heard God speak.

The Bible is the word of God. But God's word is also anything he says. And you can fight spiritually, very effectively I might add, with the word(s) he speaks to you. Because He knows you individually and will speak to your specific situation/need. Listen to Him!