Person of the Word by John Brandon Murray

Dear reader, I am probably one the most unlikely persons to have written this book. I also realize that the content of this book is going to provoke many. I never grew up going to church, but saw the power of God manifested while attending boarding School in my homeland of Jamaica. Ever since then, the spirit of God got my attention and my quest began to find God and to know Truth for myself. I gave my life to Jesus at the altar, but never came to know God at the altar. I learned more about Him in church and by reading inspirational books, but never came to know God as my Father through church and books. I drew close to Him through prayer and fasting, but was never totally satisfied by prayer and fasting. Then, one day, I was driven towards Truth and began studying the Word for myself, and in particular the New Testament Word of God. This is where I finally found God - I found Him in His Word. There is a mystery inherent in the Person of the Word which is difficult to explain because the Word has to be experienced, to be understood. For me, part of the mystery was that I didnt just see the Word as simply the Word of God, I saw the Word as God Himself, because HE IS THE WORD. What I have come to discover is that many of us as Christians struggle to spend personal time in the Word. As a consequence, there are hidden Truths that are still unknown to many. Because these truths are still unknown, many are still not free. Hence I have written, to share some of the things that I have seen and come to recognize over time, with the ultimate ambition of motivating everyone who reads this book to make the greatest investment that one could ever make in this life, which is Investing Time in The Word of God. Yes, God does take into account, literally, the time you invest in prayer, the sacrifices you make, the battles you fight for him, the number of hairs on your head and the words you utter, but He also takes very careful note of how much time you invest in His Wor