God
created everything with His Word (John
1: 1-4). I know this because in the beginning of creation, God said, “let
there be …” That is the power of
the Word of God. God’s word
carries power, it carries His ideas, His wishes, His blessings, His anointing
and everything that God represents. The bible makes us to understand that God’s word will never return back to
Him without accomplishing that for which it was sent (Isaiah 55:11).
God’s word is God. So it is
very important that we begin to understand and embrace the power in the word of God. God speaks to us in differently ways, the
way he speak His words to me may not
be the same way He will speak to you. Just as our faces are different, so His ways
with us are different. We need to know God personally, so that hearing and
understanding His words in our lives
would be made easier.
We
need to have a personal communion with Him, a personal relationship that we can easily relate with. So many people knows the God of Moses; the God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob; the God who parted the red sea and all that. Yes, it is very good
that we call Him by the wonders He has done, but it is also very important that
we know God personally. It is important that we have an experience with Him, an
experience that intimately connects you to God. It is essential we have a name for Him.
A name which is influenced by your experience in Him.
So
many Christians, still believe that God will speak to them through burning
bushes or doves descending from the sky. Maybe that way, they would easily
realize that it is God speaking to them. But they fail to understand that God
speaks to people in different ways, mostly from our romance with the Holy Bible.
Many people read the Bible like a novel or like an inspirational magazine
and that is why they would never receive revelations from it. Read it with
reference and a problem-free mind. Read His
word with confidence.
You
can only understand God’s word in your
life when you have a personal relationship with Him. Hearing God’s word demands total submission to
Him, He speaks to everyone, but only those who have submitted their lives
totally to Him can clearly hear, understand and run with the revelation that His word brings. The deeper your
personal relationship with the Holy
Trinity (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit), the more
knowledge you will gain about God.
God’s word is power;
His word is life; His word brings hope to the most
drowned spirit. God’s word creates; His word delivers and brings people out
of darkness. His word is the light
unto our feet. His words are
everything we should crave for as Christians. In our personal prayer every day,
we should always ask God to speak to us and wait for His words.
One
of the greatest reasons why most people do not hear God when He speaks is our
negligence. When we pray, we communicate with God as we already know from our old posts on themystery of prayer. The problem is not that God do not hear our
prayers, it is that we do not allow Him give reply to our requests. When so
many people pray, after their prayers, they end it with “…in Jesus name I pray… Amen” and then, they stand up and that is it. Prayer is a communication; as such it is made between two or more people. We
ought to give time to hear Him. If not during our prayer time, we should have
moments when just stay in solitude for the sole purpose of hearing Him. That is
called our quiet time.
What
The Word Of God Represents
The word of God
represents practically all that God represents. The words in the Bible are fully inspired by the Holy Spirit Himself. And His words have the full ability to
transform us into super-humans.
- The Word Of God Is God: John 1 tells us that in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God. Whatever God can do, His word can also do. And since we know that God can do ALL things, we can rightly say that His words can do ALL things.
- The Word Of God Is Truth: If God is all-powerful and all-faithful, if God is truthful, then it is safe to say the His words are truthful (Proverbs 30:5, Psalms 12:6, John 17:17).
- The Word Of God Is Living And Very Powerful: God’s words that are contained in the Bible are living and they are very powerful (Hebrews 4:12) and they have life (John 6: 63, Psalms 119:50). Every word of God has supernatural powers and they contain life in them. They have the ability to transform and change you into the person that God pre-created you to be. In Jeremiah 23:29, God asked “is not My word like a fire? And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”. This shows how powerful the word of God is.
- The Word Of God Can Sanctify Us: God’s ultimate aim for all human races is for all of us to be saved and born again, after which is to sanctify us and mold us into the image of Jesus Christ. The word of God brings us into the knowledge of God, and the Holy Spirit needs us to have this knowledge for Him to start His sanctification process in our lives. Read Ephesians 5:26, John 15:3.
- The Word Of God Gives Wisdom, Knowledge And Understanding: Psalms 119:105, 130 & 133 “tells us that the word of God is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path… the entrance of Your words gives light; gives understanding to the simple…” The word of God can truly change your life for the better, but only if you are honestly willing to spend time seeking and understanding what His word teaches.
- The Word Of God Will Stand For Eternity: The word of God will stand for ever, both in this life and in the next life to come which will be in Heaven (Isaiah 40:8).
Conclusion
Once
you have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, it is left to
you to begin to seek the understanding of His words.
How can you do this?
- Study His words in the Holy Bible daily.
- Never neglect the gathering of brethren who study the word.
- Never rely on your human understanding. Seek His wisdom.
- Dedicate a special time in the day when you seclude yourself from the hustle of the day and concentrate on God in quietness and concentration.
- Seek God’s direction in everything you do.
Kindly
say this prayer of total dependency deep in your heart, and believe that God in
His awesomeness will begin to lead you in His light.
PRAYER:
Lord
Jesus, this day, I declare my love, my seriousness and my desire to walk with
you. Help me to know you more, to love you more and to serve you more. Help me
to rely on Your word and not on my mere human wisdom. I declare that I am saved
from the shackles of self-dependency and I begin to depend on You for my every
need. Thank you for accepting my solemn dependency on Your word. In Jesus name
I pray… Amen.
Congratulations
and remain blessed as you begin to work in His words.
