Life's Most Crucial Words 

   When I was growing up, I heard the words: "Get your elbows off the table." Later, in school, words went in one ear and out the other. In basic training, it was hear the words of the drill sergeant, or find yourself scrubbing the barracks floor.

   Before Adam existed, our Creator's first four words surpassed in power all human dictionaries over all time: Let there be light (as translated into English).

   We're all going to one destiny or the other after our bodies die, and no fellow human will save us.  

   God refers to Genesis when he inspired the disciple John to write, In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. - John 1:1

   The author (identity uncertain) of Hebrews, also inspired, informs us: The word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. - Hebrews 4:12-13

   Near the end of his flawed life, King David wrote, As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless.  - 2 Samuel 22:31 

Tomorrow: Key aspects of God's word