Power in the Word

“The word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It cuts all the way through, to where soul and spirit meet, to where joints and marrow come together. It judges the desires and thoughts of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)

A Pastor’s daughter was dying and he asked his wife to take her to the hospital. Then, he went to his office to look for scriptures to find out who is really in control of death and he found out that satan has been defeated, and Jesus has the power over death.

So, he wrote four scriptures and sent it to his daughter instructing that they read it to her while she was on the dying bed. When they read the scriptures to her, she came back to life again. Since then she has been alive, and today she is a grown woman.

Some other person’s would have just given up saying maybe it was God’s will to take her. That’s ignorance. A lot of Christians today are unaware of this. They are unaware that you can change things by the Word of God. Instead, they make statements like, “The day God wants things to change, it will change.” They say, “One day it will change.” When is that one day? That is unfounded hope.

Do you know that hope doesn’t change anything? It is faith that changes things, not hope. Hope says, “One day it will change.”  But faith says, “It has changed.” Because according to Romans 4:17, faith calls those things that be not as though they were. So, a lot of Christians are functioning in hope and then they are wondering why in their lives they do not have a testimony of faith.

Therefore, if you are going to begin to change things and produce testimonies of faith in your life, you must begin to put the Word of God to work in your life by, acting on it and talking like it inspite of your circumstances because the Word of God is sure to produce what it talks about in your life.

Confession

The Word of God is Yea and Amen in my life. I hold on to the fidelity of your Word in my life because I believe that your Word is more real to me than what I perceive in my senses. I am who the Word says I am, I have what the Word says I have and I can do what the Word says I can do. Amen

Further Study

Romans 4:17-21.

Doing the word

Look beyond the negative circumstances that you see, and call yourself what God calls you in His Word.

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Your faith is your victory.

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.”                         Psalm 34:19 (KJV)

Do you know that all those things that happened to Job in the Bible was for only six months. Those long standing challenges we read about in the Bible all took place within six months. And within six months, he came out of it.

Many years ago, I use to think that the time it takes to solve a problem, shows how difficult that problem is. But God corrected my thinking and said, “The time it takes to solve a problem is dependent on your faith.” So the duration of the problem is dependent on my faith and not how strong the problem is.

Jesus raised Lazarus that has been dead for four days in one moment. Why? It was His faith. He didn’t need to pray for six hours and then after six hours, declare that Lazarus should rise up. So if it took someone else six hours of praying to produce results, it just means that it took that long for his faith to be activated to release a rhema to produce results.

Not spending time in the Word of God, studying and listening to the Word will only delay the growth of your faith and your effectiveness and ability to produce results by the Word of God. So, instead of complaining and wondering why that problem or challenge is still lingering, keep building your faith in the Word of God, for our faith is the victory that overcomes the world.

Confession
I am born of God, and according to the scriptures, whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world, this is the victory that overcomes the world even my faith. Therefore I declare that I have overcome this world because greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world.

Further Study
Romans 8:35-37, 1 Corinthians 15:57, James 5:11.

Doing the word
Always maintain your faith in difficulty. Speak to the situation. Say what you want to see.

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Practice what you hear.

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”                                   James 1:22 (KJV)

The Word of God is for living. You are to put the Word of God to work in your life. That is why I always have testimonies, because to say I don’t have testimonies will be a denial of the validity of the Word of God.

Authentic Christianity is living in the realm of God’s Word. And when you are living in that realm then you will always have a testimony.

If you don’t do the Word of God that you know, it brings judgment. This is because, when you get knowledge of the Word of God, the enemy will seek to contradict the Word you have heard. So immediately you hear the Word of God, do it. Put the Word of God to work in your life because what you do is what you remember the most.

Your life is a revelation of the Word of God you've believed. So for someone to say I don’t have a testimony, it means that God is not doing anything in his life. And if God is not doing anything in your life, it means that you’re not believing for anything.  

When you hear the Word of God on any subject, practice what you hear. Find an opportunity to put that Word to work in your life. Life will always throw you an opportunity based on what you hear. So when you hear a message, find an area of your life, to put the Word of God to work.

Remember James 1:25 says, “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.”

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you that your Word which I have received is fruitful and productive in my life. I am enabled by your Word and your Spirit to practice the Word of God daily in Jesus Name. Amen.

Further Study
Matthew 7:21-25, Luke 6:46-48, John 13:17.

Doing the Word
Whatever the Word of God has said to you, do it.

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Stir up joy

“These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”     John 15:11(KJV)

From our opening scripture we see from the words of the Lord Jesus, that He wants His joy to remain in us. 
When His joy remains; abides and dwells in us, it is an indicator that we are strong spiritually. This is because when you lose your joy, you will lose your strength and when you lose your strength, you will faint in battle.

The Bible says in Proverbs 24:10, “If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.” So you need joy in your life as a child of God because that is what will keep you strong and help you maintain and sustain your victory in Christ in times of distress or when trouble comes against you.

So how do you stir up the joy of the Lord that is already in your spirit as a child of God? Spend time praying in other tongues and also spend time reading and hearing the Word of God and you will have joy flowing in your life, because the Word of God produces joy.

Prayer
Dear Father I ask that your Word stir up your joy in my heart today. May that joy flow in my heart and cause me to walk in the strength of the Spirit throughout my day. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Further Study
Isaiah 40:28-31

Doing the Word
Maintain an attitude of praise and worship today.

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Be full of Joy 2.

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”     Psalm 16:11(KJV)

If your life is going to be filled with joy, then you must have a vital relationship with the Lord. One way for you to cultivate such a strong relationship with the Lord is through His Word and His Spirit.
The Bible says in Galatians 5:22, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace …” This is because when you discover God loves you, you will be happy and you will have joy. There will be an exuberance of your spirit.

Joy is not based on your condition. It doesn’t matter what you may be going through, you can still have joy as a child of God. This is why the Apostle Paul could write to the Philippians from prison saying, “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4. So, joy is from your spirit. So I will encourage you to begin spending time with the Word of God, for as you do it will minister joy to your spirit, and when there is joy, there will be strength. 

Nehemiah 8:10 says, “…for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Joy in your spirit is an indicator of spiritual health. Have you noticed that when you are angry about one thing it affects every other thing? For instance, let’s assume somebody offends you from outside, if you lack self control you will transfer that same aggression to your family members at the slightest provocation when you get home.

Therefore, fill your life with the Word of God, and let God’s joy dominate your life.

Confession
The joy of the Lord is my strength. I refuse to consider any negative circumstance, word or feeling to steal my joy. But instead I allow the Word of God and the joy of the Lord in my spirit to dominate me; producing strength in my spirit and a graceful countenance outwardly. Amen.

Further Study
Isaiah 12:2-3, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, James 1:2-4.

Doing the Word
Rejoice and sing praises to the Lord inspite of any negative circumstance.

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Be full of Joy 1.

“And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.” 1 John 1:4(KJV)

From our opening scripture, the Apostle John is letting us know that the Word of God that has been written to us ought to make our joy full and complete. So if you are a person who is not always happy, and you are struggling with depression, you need to spend more time with the Word of God because it is the Word of God that will take you out of that depression. Someone said that the rich has figured out that money is not what brings joy. Money may bring you happiness but money will not bring you joy.

A believer may be complaining saying, “I don’t just know why I am not happy.” Ask him, “Have you spent time with the Word of God today?” Joy is the exuberance of the human spirit. This is why the scriptures say in Romans 14:17, “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” And the Holy Ghost is in your spirit as a child of God. Therefore, as long as you have consistent fellowship with the Holy Spirit, there will be joy in your life.

John 17:13, “And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” Jesus is saying that His Word will make us filled with His joy.  Joy is one of the indicators of spiritual health. So if you want to know if you are healthy spiritually, you’ve got to have joy in your spirit.

Prayer
Dear Father I thank you for the ministry of Your Word in my life that has filled me with joy in the Holy Ghost. I cast down every spirit of heaviness and depression. Thank you Father for my joy is fulfilled in you in Jesus Name. Amen.

Further Study
Philippians 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 1:6, Isaiah 61:3.

Doing the Word
Study the Word of God, then take out some time to pray in the Holy Ghost to stir up your joy.

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The Ministry of the Word of God.

“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” John 17:17(KJV)

The word of God has a ministry just as the Holy Spirit has a ministry. When I say ministry, I mean service. In otherwords, the word of God has a job which He does in you, just as the Holy Ghost has something that He does in you.

Therefore, if you don’t know what the Word of God does in you when you hear it, then you will not know how to retain what it has done. Jesus said in our opening scripture, “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” In otherwords, Jesus was saying, separate them, consecrate them through thy word. Therefore one of the ministries of the Word of God in you is to consecrate you. There are a lot of believers, who are struggling to live the Christian life because they are not spending time with the Word of God.

Others are praying and asking, “Oh God give me joy, oh God give me peace.” This is because a lot of people do not know that if you spend time with the Word of God, you will have joy. John 15:11 says, “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.” This means that what you hear will affect your joy. What you hear can determine how you feel. So, words determine feelings.

Also, spending time with the Word of God will increase your peace because the Word of God is the gospel of peace. Acts 10:36(ALT) says, “The word which He sent to the sons [and daughters] of Israel, proclaiming the Gospel of peace through Jesus Christ-this One is Lord of all”

Today, take advantage of the ministry of the Word of God in your life and let the Word consecrate and sanctify you, give you joy and fill your life with peace.

Confession
Dear Father, I thank you that as I daily yield myself to the ministry of Your Word everyday, my heart is consecrated and sanctified by Your Word. My life is filled with Your joy and peace even in a troubled world. Amen.  

Further Study
John 15:3, Psalm 19:7-9, Psalm 119:9, Acts 20:32, Romans 15:13.

Doing the Word
Give priority to the Word of God and listen to the Word for at least an hour.

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