Words of Spirit and Life.

 Joh 6:63  It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

Jesus said- The words I speak…they are spirit…they are life.

We have many of Jesus' words recorded for us in the Bible. In fact, the truth in the Word of God- Old and New Testament are inspired words. The entire Bible written by mankind as they were INSPIRED by the HOLY SPIRIT. The entire Bible, books put together in an INSPIRED manner, not something haphazardly done. We may often question why various parts of the Bible were included, but it's not ours to question. We read this INSPIRED Bible and let God work in us. We feed off the Word of God, and as we digest the Spiritual feast we partake of, we allow God to let it flow through us giving us the Spiritual life we need from it. You may pick up the Bible and read a passage a hundred times seemingly confused by it and unable to comprehend its meaning, yet God knows when and if you will need that particular knowledge. You feed and He utilizes the food we ingest.  Is it ANY wonder at all why men and women, and even children have died just to obtain the written Word of God? Is it ANY wonder why Satan has inspired many leaders even today to ban God's word in their countries? Satan knows the incredible power of the Bible. When he couldn't get rid of it, he made it a book placed upon a shelf, or in a box, tucked away in an attic, dusted weekly on the coffee table, shut up in a drawer…and he's let it hide in plain sight. He made it available in surplus so that it would lose its appeal, it's importance, it's special, reverent, holy status. Satan has made it just a book to a lot of people and they care not that in their possession is the written word of God- the words spoken by God, by their Savior, through the Holy Spirit that are given to us for spirit and life.  

The Savior God said- "The words I speak…they are spirit…they are life." 

Light does shine in darkness, but the darkness comprehends it not. If we follow the Light of our Savior, we won't be in darkness. We can choose to remain in darkness, many do.

Truly, Satan has used great deception with mankind. Satan has used the pride of mankind to ruin them. Satan has puffed mankind up to the point they feel they have no need of God, no need of salvation. Darkness cover the spiritual sight of many because they choose their own idea of knowledge over the knowledge of their Creator. God help us to seek the LIGHT of TRUTH, God help us listen to the words of our Savior whose words are spirit and life.

Bible Echo - October 15 1892  by A.T. Jones (Excerpt) 

"In Him was life and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness and the darkness apprehended it not." John 1:4, 5 R.V. The marginal rendering, "overcame," gives us the exact meaning of the text and conveys a message of great comfort to the believer. Let us see what it is.

Christ is the light of the world. See John 8:12.

Joh 8:12  Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 

 But His light is His life, as the text quoted states. He says, "I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life." The whole world was in the darkness of sin. This darkness was due to lack of knowledge of God as the apostle Paul says that the Gentiles are "darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them because of the hardening of their heart." Eph. 4:18, R.V.

Eph 4:18  Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart

Satan, the ruler of the darkness of this world, had done his utmost to deceive men as to the true character of God.  He had made the world believe that God was like men--cruel, vindictive and passionate. 

Even the Jews, the people whom God had chosen to be the bearers of His light to the world, had departed from God and while professedly separate from the heathen, were enveloped in heathen darkness. 

Then Christ came, and "The people which sat in darkness saw a great light, and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, to them did light spring up." Matt. 4:16, R.V. His name was Emanuel, God with us. "God was in Christ." God refuted the falsehoods of Satan, not by loud arguments, but simply by living His life among men so that all might see it. He demonstrated the power of the life of God and the possibility of its being manifested in men.

The life which Christ lived was untainted by sin. Satan exerted all his powerful arts, yet he could not affect that spotless life. Its light always shone with unwavering brilliancy. Because Satan could not produce the least shadow of sin in the life, he could not bring it within his power, that of the grave. No one could take Christ's life from Him; He voluntarily laid it down. And for the same reason, when He had laid it down, Satan could not prevent Him from taking it up again. Said He, "I lay down my life that I might take it again. No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father." John 10:17, 18.

To the same intent are the words of the apostle Peter concerning CHRIST: "Whom God hath raised up having loosed the pains of death; because it was not possible that He should be holden of it." Acts 2:24. Thus was demonstrated the right of the Lord Jesus Christ to be made a high priest "after the power of an endless life." Heb. 7:16.

This endless, spotless life Christ gives to all who believe on Him. "As Thou hast given Him power over all flesh,  that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." John 17:2, 3. 

Christ dwells in the hearts of all those who believe on Him. "I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me, and gave himself for me."  Gal. 2:20. See also Eph. 3:16, 17.

Eph 3:16  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 

Eph 3:17  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love

Christ, the Light of the world, dwelling in the hearts of His followers, constitutes them the light of the world.  Their light comes not from themselves but from Christ, who dwells in them. Their life is not from themselves, but it is the life of Christ manifest in their mortal flesh. See 2 Cor. 4:11. This is what it is to live "a Christian life."

2Co 4:11  For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 

The living light comes from God in a never-failing stream. The psalmist exclaims: "For with thee is the foundation of life; in thy light shall we see light." Ps. 36:9. "And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal,  proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb." Rev. 22:1. "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that is athirst, come. And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely." Rev. 22:17.

"Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." John 6:53, 54. 

This life of Christ we eat and drink by feasting upon his word, for He added, "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing; the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life." Verse 63. Christ dwells in His inspired word, and through it we get His life. This life is given freely to all who will receive it, as we read above; and again we read that Jesus stood and cried, saying, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink." John 7:37.

This life is the Christian's light, and it is that which makes him a light to others. It is his life; and the blessed comfort to him is that no matter how great the darkness through which he has to pass, no darkness has power to put out that light. That light of life is his as long as he exercises faith, and the darkness cannot affect it. Let all,  therefore, who profess the name of the Lord have the confidence that can say, "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me." Micah 7:8.