Are You Word Oriented Or Spirit Led Or Both

The Bible is the Word of God, and Jesus is the Word in the flesh. Now both are Spirit-words that can be understood through the revelation of the Holy Spirit. God is spirit, and we are spirit beings on an earthly journey. We are dealing with the spirit world and therefore need the Holy Spirit to understand His word. We can read His word and understand it in physical or psychological ways. This is where the confusion arises when we read His word and interpret it in ways other than the spirit. This is like seeing through a glass dimly. Truth can only be discerned through the Spirit. Science relies on facts and therefore has to be interpreted in physical terms. Relationships are psychological and therefore need to be interpreted with that understanding. Many use the physical parameters in understanding relationships and fail.

Spirit

In the spirit, we begin to see the world through God’s eyes. This is a different dimension of operation. Love can be communicated through physical ways or psychologically. However, there is a higher level called agape. This is God’s way of love. His ways are not our ways. There are many ways of understanding love. How we understand a subject results in how we view the subject. I can see a painting and see the colors, but not notice the message in the picture. The deeper our understanding, the greater will be our walk.

Word and Spirit

When we read the Bible, we can read it like a novel of stories or a message from God. How we read determines what impact it will have on us. The Bible was written to give life to us, for it is like bread to be eaten. Language is limited in its ability to convey the full meaning of the Word. However, through the Holy Spirit, the Word becomes flesh to those who believe. Jesus is the living Word who became flesh and describes Himself to be eaten like bread. This is why we break bread in memory of His life broken for us. When we break bread, we eat of His life that feeds our spirit and gives life to our being. We become like the word we eat. A physical bread does nothing, but the transformed mind hears His word and is transformed. We therefore need His Spirit to be like Him in word and deed. Let us walk by the word and be led by the Spirit.