Living By The Word

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“Live By The Word”
Hebrews 4:12

INTRO.

Growing up my grandmother had one favorite phrase that she would often use: “No
matter the situation, I’m Living by the Word”

In Jeremiah 37 the prophet Jeremiah has a small problem. He could see that the nation of
Israel is in turmoil, that things are going from bad to worse. The city is in an uproar. The
Babylonian army has surrounded Jerusalem and is now cutting off the cities water and
food supply. The Lord has already told Jeremiah that if king Zedekiah doesn’t surrender
to the Babylonian king, then the city will be burned and king Zedekiah will be killed.
Jeremiah tries to warn the king, but in the process Jeremiah himself is arrested for treason
and then beaten and thrown into prison. In the midst of these terrible circumstances, when
things are at there lowest king Zedekiah calls for the prophet Jeremiah and asks him this
one simple question found in Jeremiah 37:17 the king says, “Is there any word from the
Lord?”
When life is at it’s lowest point, let me suggest that this is what people really want to
know, they want to know “Is there any word from the Lord?” When your marriage is on
the rocks, “Is there any word from the Lord?” When your children rebel against you and
God, “Is there any word from the Lord?” When you lose you job and you don’t know
where that next mortgage payment is going to come from, “Is there any word from the
Lord?” When all your strength is gone and all hope is lost, “Is there any word from the
Lord?” Let me respond with the same statement Jeremiah did in Jeremiah 37:18 when he
said “YES” there is a word from the Lord! “YES” there is hope for your marriage!
“YES” there is hope for your family! “YES” there is hope for your career! When life is at
it’s lowest point “there is a word from the Lord”! But this “word from the Lord” only
happens if we are living by the word! If there is one thing that you remember from this
sermon, is that:

“WE MUST REMEMBER TO LIVE BY THE WORD”

If we are going to live by the word, then we need to know a little bit about the word!
(John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word
was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without
him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of
men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.) Then
down a few verses in (Jn.1:14 says, The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among
us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only who came from the father full
of grace and truth.) Who is the Word? The Word is JESUS! Why should we live by the
Word? (Acts 4:12 says, Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under
heaven given to men by which we must be saved.) We Must Live By The Word! (Heb
13:8 says, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!) Isn’t that great to
know, that in a world that is constantly changing and lives that are in constant turmoil,
“We serve a Jesus who is the same yesterday, today and forever!” We must remember to
live by the Word! But how do we Live by the Word? We do it by understanding a few
important steps

Read Hebrews 4:12

I. We must understand that the Word is LIVING

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