Psalm 33 (The Word)

"The Word"

I've always been interested in the subject of Christ being refereed to as "The Word" in John 1.

This morning I was reading Psalm 33 and it got me thinking about it again. Mainly verse 6 that says...
"By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host." (esv)

This is interesting because also in John 1 it brings up the image how the heavens were made "through Christ". At other places in the new testament it uses the language of "by him" to create.

So is this an element of the mystery of God's nature (3 in one)? Is there a connection between God's 'word' when he created the world.....and the use of the word 'WORD' being used in John 1? Also, most all of the "books of prophets" of the old testament that begin with "The Word of the Lord came to so and so..". Is this 'word' the same as Christ. Ultimately I believe it is. Christ is not simply a "spokesman" for God....He IS God. He IS His 'Word', as it says "the word was with God and the word WAS God". (john 1:1) He IS the word that came to all the prophets. He IS the word that was with the Father in the beginning hovering over the waters saying 'let there be light'....but now in these last days, He became flesh.

Also, off the subject, Psalm 33 is really great in humbling us to seek God alone for our purpose and not anything that makes up who we are. Verse 16 - 17 says...
"The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by it's great might it cannot rescue."

Also, I think it's beautiful to note the connection between verse 19 that says "..that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine" with Colossians 1:13 that talks about God delivering us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.

-michael
(Picture above was taken in Gulf Shores, Alabama)