The Word of God

 

Anchored in the Word

What if the greatest distance between you and Jesus isn’t time—but posture?

There is a question that quietly confronts every believer, whether spoken aloud or buried beneath routine: How do I sit at the feet of Jesus today?

For the Apostles, it seemed simple. They walked with Him. They heard His voice with their natural ears. They watched His expressions, His pauses, His silences. They were corrected in real time, taught daily, and shaped moment by moment. But what of us?

We do not walk the dusty roads of Galilee. We do not recline at the table as they did. Yet we are told we have something they did not initially possess, the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit. So, the question is not access; it is awareness.

Jesus Himself said, “It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you…” (John 16:7). So, the question deepens, not diminishes: If we have the Spirit, why do we still struggle to sit at His feet?

One of the greatest deceptions is the belief that we are somehow further removed from Christ than the early disciples were. We are not. The Apostles walked with Jesus in the flesh, and yet, after His ascension, they too received the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.

What we now live in is not a lesser experience—but the continuation of what they themselves entered into.

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.” (Colossians 1:27)

And yet, many believers feel distant, unsure, even hesitant. Why? Because with the gift of the Spirit comes noise.

We live in a time when the Holy Spirit is often misrepresented: commercialised, sensationalised, and, at times, reduced to emotional expression or outward display. This causes confusion. How do we discern what is real? How do we avoid being led astray by performance, personality, or profit-driven preaching?

The answer is not complicated—but it is costly.

We anchor everything in the Word of God.

Not feelings. Not trends. Not personalities. The Word. “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” (John 17:17)

The Spirit of God will never contradict the Word of God. Never! If it contradicts the Word, it is not the Spirit.

Everything flows from this. Everything is tested by this. Everything stands or falls on this.

Here lies the next challenge. It is one thing to quote Scripture; it is another to rightly divide it. Too often, verses are lifted out of context to support personal agendas. A single line becomes a doctrine; a phrase becomes a movement. Context is not optional—it is essential.

Here lies the next challenge. It is one thing to quote Scripture; it is another to rightly divide it. Too often, verses are lifted out of context to support personal agendas. A single line becomes a doctrine; a phrase becomes a movement. Context is not optional—it is essential.

We have seen this before. Consider The Prayer of Jabez, built around a single verse (1 Chronicles 4:10). What began as a simple, honest prayer, specific to Jabez’s life and request before God, was elevated by many into a universal formula for blessing, repeated and applied without always weighing the broader counsel of Scripture.

The issue is not the prayer itself; it is found in the Word. The issue is what happens when we take what was personal and make it prescriptive, isolating a moment in Scripture and building a system around it.

Scripture was never meant to be reduced to a formula; it was given to reveal the fullness of God’s truth.

Scripture was never meant to be handled casually. It demands humility, requires discipline, and calls for context. James gives a sobering warning: “Let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.” (James 3:1) This is not meant to silence us, but to steady us.

And yet, do we then stay silent? Absolutely not! There is an equal danger in retreating. Silence is not safety: faithfulness is.

Jesus Himself made this clear in the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14–30). The servant who buried what was entrusted to him was not rebuked for doing wrong, but for doing nothing. What was given was never meant to be hidden; it was meant to be used.

In the same way, God has given gifts. God has entrusted truth. God has called His people to speak. “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.” (Ephesians 4:11) The answer is not silence; it is faithfulness. We do not speak less; we speak truer.

And still, even in speaking, we return to the same foundation:

We anchor everything in the Word of God.

So how do we sit at His feet? Not physically, but spiritually, intentionally, daily. We sit at His feet when we open the Word not to prove a point, but to be shaped; when we allow the Spirit to illuminate, not override Scripture; when we choose truth over hype; when we value obedience over experience; when we cultivate stillness in a world addicted to noise.

Mary understood this posture: “Mary… sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.” (Luke 10:39) That posture still exists, not in location, but in the position of the heart.

To sit at the feet of Jesus today is not about chasing experiences. It is about anchoring yourself so deeply in His Word, under the guidance of His Spirit, that your life becomes a place where He teaches you daily.

The same Jesus. The same Spirit. The same truth, still speaking, still leading, still calling us to sit.

If it’s not anchored in the Word, it’s not the Spirit—no matter how powerful it feels.

Signing off,

Tyrone