Does God’s Word Apply To Me Too?

Do you find yourself reading the bible and wondering if God’s word of love to someone or regarding a group of people applies to you too? Are you tempted to dismiss it because you don’t see how it could apply to you?

My hope is that after reading this blog you’ll not only have a truth-based answer, you’ll also embrace every treasure of the word of God that you find … and that you will begin (or continue) to actively experience them. That in experience, the Word of God will be your perpetual delight!

In response to God’s outrageous words and expressions of love (Himself), we might find ourselves say, think, or feel …

“that was then … this is now, it might not apply now”

“that was for Jeremiah … or Mary, not me”

“it’s too good to be true, can it be real”

… well, let’s start with the first and we’ll make our way through the rest.

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“That was THEN … this is NOW”.

Ehmmm … not exactly. THEN is NOW.

Explicitly put, The Word of God is THEN, NOW, and ALWAYS.

The Word of God is not limited to time. It goes beyond any timeline.

It is undiminished – no reduction in potency or efficacy. It is applicable very much so now as it was when God spoke it … It is everlasting!

What He said THEN is NOW … ALWAYS NOW.

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“Well, that was for Jeremiah … I’m not Jeremiah or at least not that Jeremiah.”

Those words of love to Jeremiah was for the people of Israel (Jeremiah included). Today, these exact words extend to whoever God has chosen to love … whoever believes (receives) God and His Love – Jesus is the Love of God.

The Word of God – His word of love – is no respecter of person(s).

Mercy is an expression of His love and this is what God says …

Something to keep in mind: having access to God’s word is mercy in and of itself. So is the revelation of His words by His Spirit – SeLaH.

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“It’s too good to be true.”

I remember feeling this way when the HolySpirit opened up the Songs of Solomon (Song of Songs) to me … it felt so unreal yet it was undoubtedly real!

Yes, it is soooo very good … solely BECAUSE that is the very nature of God.

God is good – He is goodness itself. As a result, His word of love is good.

Yes, it is beyond anything we’ve ever experienced before … and that’s BECAUSE we haven’t experienced it … at least not fully and completely.

Nothing we’ve seen, heard, or experienced remotely comes close …

… yet, it is ALL very true, very real. I dare say even more real and prevalent than the air we breathe … and it’s ours for the taking!

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“but it says for those who love Him … I don’t know if I love Him so this might not apply to me”

There was a time when I was somewhat (significantly) convinced that I did not or must not love God. Back then, I would read Romans 8:28 and immediately my response (mostly in thought and/or feelings) would be:

“This very likely doesn’t apply to me … it says very clearly “those who love God” …”

… I tell you, those times were rough!

Thankfully, the HolySpirit has since made me receptive to the love of God that He continues to pour into my heart. He also taught me that believing God is loving God … He assured me that He enables (and will continue to enable) me to love God. An even deeper truth is that He loves God for me – God loves God for me! … another story for another day.

The take-away for now (and in today’s story blog 🙂) is that Believers of God are Lovers of God. IF you believe that God IS … and you believe in His ONLY begotten Son – Jesus, THEN you love God and His words of love fully apply to you.

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In learning that I will always be the need for Who God IS. I also understood that ALL God IS apply to me. God is Love and His word. Hence, His words of love apply to me.

BUT don’t take my personal resolve for it, let’s take a look at Jesus’ narration of this truth. In Matthew 13:44, Jesus told a parable about the Kingdom of God.

The parable goes thus …

One very lucky orchestratedly blessed man this man!

He found the hidden treasure – the Kingdom of God. In essence, he found God.

The treasure was there … so is God – Jehovah Shammah (The LORD is there) 💖

The treasure was there … available for grabs! It was there for whoever found it. It could have been anyone … the treasure wasn’t there for any one/specific person.

So is the Word of God – His words of love are available for grabs to whoever will seek them out, thus find them, and then claim them as theirs … in other words, Finders Keepers.

The bible can be likened to that field in the parable – the field with hidden gems available to those who (like the man in the parable) go looking … those who seek.

The treasure was NOT lying on the ground – on the surface of this field. It was hidden, buried … to mean some digging (seeking) was involved. He sought and (according to the infallible, self-fulfilling Word of God) he found them!

The good news is God wants to be found! He wants to be found by us …

WHY the hide and seek?

Apparently, God loves this game principle! I’m convinced that He invented it and that His version is called: Hide-Seek-Find … ecstatic JOY!

… and that’s (in part) WHY. The ecstatic JOY that comes with the find!

God is passionately and unyieldingly committed to filling us FULL to overflowing with JOY. The man in the parable experienced this JOY … a JOY that made him give up everything else for the treasure he found.

Another part of the WHY is the personal involvement or active participation on our end. God wants us to know and experience Him fully and personally, hence the invitation to seek Him.

Our personal experience of, and walk with, God is a priceless gem that no enemy can take away! It’s the greatest JOY there is and God wants us to have it.

It’s no wonder we see Him express this in many ways throughout the bible … Proverbs 2:4 is one of such verses that echo God’s heart regarding seeking Him (Wisdom) – the Word of God is Wisdom.

The bible has hidden in it precious treasures – God’s words of love, promise, wisdom, blessings, … and everything we need.

Finding these treasures is NOT happenstance, which is why I don’t think the man in the parable was lucky or that the find was a lucky find. We find these hidden treasures because God (by His Spirit) reveals them to us.

I don’t take these finds lightly … so far, each one has been to me an indication of what God wants to bring to live in my life – what He wants me to have, experience, and ultimately enjoy!

The next time you find a hidden treasure in the bible … It’s yours! Claim it!

Claim it with your version of the same tenacity that the man in the parable had.

Whatever your version may be, lay hold of and tightly to God’s words of love to you.

Don’t lose your grip on them … Let no one take them from you. Revelation 3:11

Let your response to God’s words of love, as revealed to you by the Holy Spirit, be Jesus. Jesus is God’s Yes … He is the Amen. Revelation 3:14. Let your response be Yes and Amen (it is so)!

PS: Seek, keep seeking … there is MORE. When you find it … it’s yours! It definitely applies you. Claim it (receive it) by actively and wholeheartedly believing it … and enjoy it with humility and thanksgiving.

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Thank You Abba for making available to us ALL things pertaining to life and godliness … thank You for Your words of love to me – I receive them, I claim them, they are mine according to Your heart and according to Your Yes … AMEN!