I remember dinner conversations at our house with my two boys. From time to time they would interrupt our conversation and say, “That’s a BIG word.” In fact, they loved it when I used big words that they didn’t know and they would say, “what does it mean?” Or, they would go look it up. 

Well, the Bible is full of Big words. They are theological words, like sin, salvation, justification and sanctification. They are important big words because they describe something about our human condition but, more importantly, something about God or His work in our lives. So the Big Words of the Bible Devotional series is designed to help us understand those important, but big, words. 

Each of these words has implications for us. If we understand them we start to understand God’s work in our lives in a better way. Did you know, for instance, that once you accept Christ as your personal savior that when He looks at you he sees you as clean, even though you continue to sin? There is a word for that in Scripture called Justification.

And did you know that God is on a journey to help your character become like His character? The word “sanctification” has a whole treasure of information about what God is up to in our lives. Or why do we talk about the “fall” of Adam and Eve and how does it impact us all these eons later? We will unwrap that mystery.

At Christmas we talk about the “incarnation.” Sure, we know baby Jesus came to earth but what does the “incarnation” mean? Actually, it is an amazing story where God chooses to come and “be with us.”

We like to say about our technology needs, “There’s an App for that.” Well, when it comes to our understanding of God and His work with us, there’s a Word for that and those words help us unpack the work and love of God in our world and in our lives.

So I hope you will join me in exploring the Big Words of the Bible. As you read your Bible and come across those Big words, underline them. We will probably cover them in this several part series. And remember, this is not about what we know but, more importantly, it is about how God is working in our lives and how He is working in our world to bring people to Himself and re-image us back to what He created us to be. 

And tomorrow, that is where we will start. What does it mean that we are made in His Image? We will find out and we will start our journey. 

Father, thank you for what you are doing in my life and in our world to bring hope to a broken and hurting world. Help us understand you better as we examine the Big words in your word. Amen.