John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Words hold meaning for the living. We can see His glory in life. Grace and truth only hold meaning for the living. Yesterday I said Jesus told me He wanted me to live. I can argue with you what that means, but I would have to use words to give my argument any meaning.

It was in the living that His Word took on meaning. Yes, He is the Word but the Word only took on meaning to us because He lived. The Word only takes on relevance if we live in Christ. We all live in one sense, we were born of water. To live in Christ, for the Word to take on meaning, we must be born in the spirit.

John 3:6-7 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

There is life and then again there is living. If we are dead in our sins, do we truly live? Over time I came to realize Jesus was saying He wanted me to live long enough to come alive. This is the quickening of the Spirit, to be born again, to be alive in Christ.

Romans 6:3-4 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

Those who are dead in their sins cannot know a life in Christ.