{"id":3814,"date":"2024-07-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/?p=3814"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:09:13","slug":"jesus-bible-devotional-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/voices\/devotionals\/jesus-bible-devotional-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Bible Devotional 2: Act I \u2014 Beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How many empty words do you think you\u2019ve spoken in your lifetime? All of us are guilty of them. We mumble (or rage) in our cars about traffic. We make cutting, derisive comments about spouses or other family members under our breath. We complain openly about our bosses and gossip about others. We may not do all of these, but if we\u2019re truly honest with ourselves, we\u2019re all guilty of empty words.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Undoubtedly, you have also suffered because of someone else\u2019s empty words. The parent who brushed you off when you needed love and attention. The partner who flippantly wounded you. The abuse of someone who aimed to hurt you. Everyone has suffered somehow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">God&#8217;s Words Are Never Empty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the start of Act I, the story reveals something unique about God: his words are <em>never<\/em> empty. God\u2019s words <em>create <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genesis 1<\/a>)<em>. <\/em>God\u2019s words bring life and love (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genesis 2<\/a>). God\u2019s words share wisdom (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+2%3A6-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proverbs 2:6-8<\/a>). Years later, the disciple John actually calls Jesus \u201cthe Word,\u201d who \u201cwas God\u201d and \u201cwith God in the beginning\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+1%3A1-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 1:1-2<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this week-long overview of God\u2019s story, pay special attention to the creative, loving, wisdom-sharing nature of Jesus, the living Word of God. Jesus plays a role in every story throughout the Bible. Though humanity is filled with empty words and destructive speech, God is not. Through Jesus, \u201call things were made,\u201d and \u201cin him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John+1%3A3-4&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John 1:3-4<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+33%3A6-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psalm 33:6-9<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does this Psalm affect your understanding of the nature of God? What does it reveal about him?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you believe that God will never use his words to tear you down? Why or why not?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can you think of a time when you\u2019ve been ridiculed, shamed, or lied to? Would you share that pain with God today through prayer?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear God, thank you for being loving, creative, and wise. Thank you for beginning your story with creativity and life. Please fix the broken places where the words of others have wounded me. Please speak to me again and again, and enable my spirit to hear your voice. 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