Nougat 10

Is there a difference between your body, words and breath? Yet, together they constitute the essence of you, right. I’d say our Triune God is more complex than the example I just used, hopefully it was a fair illustration. A few days ago we noted that the Trinity was all present before Creation. However, we did not cover the role of Jesus at Creation. Today’s Holy Nougat is a trifecta; but worth the combination so we see how the Word connects.

“Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him.” ‭‭John‬ ‭1:2-3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

““Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen — the beginning of God’s new creation:” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Although we know of God (transliterated as Elohim (ie Divine Being or God) not YHWH), creating Heaven and the Earth , the process is not included. However we are given the process for the next step – God spoke; Divine Breath took Sound and the Creation became reality! It is possible to breathe without sound, and sound doesn’t have to be coherent. But when God’s Breath (Ruach/Spirit) combined with Coherent Sound, Word took new meaning and it was!

John helps us grasp the concept a bit by stating that God created everything through Him Who is the Word (see verse 1, which uses Word as the Metaphor for Jesus). When the Johanine text is layered on the Genesis description of Creation, we see Body, Breath and Word combined to fix everything in place. Three distinct, yet wholly connected God entities.

Throughout the course of the Creation narrative in Genesis 1; the Word and Breath of God are actively engaged. And when we follow the pattern of the creative process, we find that Elohim speaks … and it was. The word ‘Amen’ featured in Revelation is ‘Let it be’. When ‘Let it be’ becomes reality, we say ‘and it was so’! Is that not what took place Each and Every time God said ‘Let there be’?

Exactly so

Could that be why we are encouraged (told) to pray using Jesus’ name? For there’s a sense in which when we ask in Jesus name, we’re seeking to evoke God’s Let there be. In a conversation with the crowds, shortly after a similar chat with the disciples; Jesus self revealed saying, ’I and the Father (God) are One’ (see John 10:31). Moreover Romans 8, which tells us about God’s Spirit interceding on our behalf is very clear that Jesus does the same since He ascended (see verse 34). In short, Jesus (the Word) and God’s Breath (the Spirit) constantly work in tandem with God throughout and for all creation!

He was there at the beginning and is also the beginning of the new creation. Thanks be to God!

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May all we seek be found in Christ