Godspeak

The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.

Psalm 33:6

God is not a God who once spoke. He is a God who is now speaking. When he speaks into our lives in present tense, he is speaking the same word that formed the universe.

Speaking requires breath rushing over the vocal chords. Without breath, there are no spoken words. Have you ever been with someone whose breathing is compromised? They can’t speak easily. Breath is the transporter of words and without breath, words are imprisoned inside the mind and have no outlet. God’s breath is the container of his word. David writes, “He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.”

As the creation event unfolds, we see God breathe the breath of life into the human he created on the sixth day—the pinnacle of his creation. The same breath that carried the word of creation in it. When he—in a scene stunning in its intimacy—breathes into the human, life is the result. The man, who was only form, became a living soul when the word of God filled him.

God still breathes his word into his people. He still gives us life through his word. When the living, active word of God dwells richly in us, then we have the life that is truly life. When we are dry, parched, longing for refreshment, it comes from his word. The word he speaks in present tense, breathing it into us and resuscitating us with his life: “I lie in the dust; revive me by your word” (Psalm 119:25).

His promise is that his word is always fresh, always new. He is always speaking that creating, sustaining word, and it always does what he has assigned it to do.

Creator, breathe your word into me in this moment, made sacred by your presence. As you breathe your word out, I breathe it in. May it flow into the deepest recesses of my heart, bringing life.

God is not silent. It is the nature of God to speak. The second person of the Holy Trinity is called The Word.

A. W. Tozer(1897–1963), American preacher and author