References to the Word of God by Christ are quotes from the Old Testament. Among these is the one used against the devil during the temptation. The written Word became alive on His lips and was powerful to defeat the devil. The quote is from Deuteronomy 8:3:
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
The Word of God was the subject of the principal parable among all the parables that Jesus gave. This is recorded in Matthew 13, Mark 4, and Luke 8. It is the parable of the sower, the seed, and the soil. Jesus indicated that it was unlikely that they could understand any parable without an understanding of this one. In explaining the parable Jesus stated, “Now the parable is this: The seed is the Word of God” (Luke 8:11).
In referring to His own words, Jesus stated that they would never pass away (Matt. 24:35; Luke 21:33).
The Pharisees were scored by Jesus for nullifying the Word of God with their traditions (Mark 7:13).
Mary was impregnated by the Word of God (Luke 1:37).
Folks were amazed that Jesus taught the Word of God with power and authority (Luke 4:32).
Demons were removed from people through Jesus’ use of words (Luke 4:36).
Miracles resulted when the disciples obeyed the Word of Jesus (Luke 5:5–7).
The centurion understood the concept of the authority of the Word of God as he trusted Jesus to simply “say in a word, and my servant shall be healed” (Luke 7:7).
Jesus pronounced a blessing on those who hear the Word of God and obey it (Luke 11:28).
Eternal life belongs to those who hear His Word and believe in God (John 5:24).
He said of His words, “They are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63).
Knowing the truth is the means of freedom (John 8:32).
Abiding in Christ and abiding in His words are the prerequisites to continuously answered prayer (John 15:7).
Jesus prayed that God would sanctify us through the truth, truth being identified as “thy Word” (John 17:17).
Jack R. Taylor, The Word of God with Power: Experiencing the Full Meaning and Blessing of the “Word of God” (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1993), 150–151.
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