A while back I posted that I had been convicted about one word in my prayer life.  I found myself saying, “Lord, I just ask…”  And I decided to no longer “just” ask.  Because that didn’t sound to me like boldly coming before the throne.  One word.  Big difference.

Today a Scripture reference struck me again.  Often people refer to the Bible saying, “It says…”  And I was reminded.  Scripture is God’s love letter to us.  When we refer to the Bible, we’re not really referring to the publication; to the book.  We’re referring to what the Author spoke or wrote.  Therefore, “it” doesn’t say.

In Matthew 4, Jesus did not tell Satan, “It says.”  He said, “It is written.”  Genesis 1:1 reads a certain way; but Genesis doesn’t say.  Hebrews doesn’t say anything.  God says things in Hebrews.  John 3:16 doesn’t say God loves the world.  In John 3:16, God says it.

“It” is a word.  In John 1:1, He says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”  And the Word matters.