Priceless

 MARCH 18 2026  Priceless

How priceless is the word of God! First and foremost, we should desire his word. Knowledge of God's word ought to be the first priority of every nation and every person. The Lord created a nation based on the fact that they would carry his word to the whole earth. He chose a man to father this nation, because he knew this man would cherish his word: "For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord" (Gen 18:19). Through this nation God gave the promise of a Savior who would come to save all mankind. God blessed this nation, favored this nation, and protected this nation. Why were the children of Abraham given these blessings? Because of the word, "To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God" (Rom 3:2). God considers it a great advantage to be entrusted with his word. This shows the value he places upon his own word.
How valuable has the word of God been in the eyes of the children of God? When believers first began the work of spreading the good news of Jesus to every nation, they suffered intensely. Rome persecuted them and sought to destroy them. Believers were chased and hunted, tortured and harassed, giving their very lives to carry the word of God to others. For thousands of years believers have suffered, and they still suffer today. But the word of God is the one thing believers of every generation have been willing to die for, in order to pass this word onto the generations of believers who were to come. Every generation has seen its' martyrs and yet the word of God has prevailed.
The history of the spread of God's word, both written and preached, is a story of the miraculous power of a living God.

--excerpt from my book "Kingdom Chronicles"