Speak what the Word says, not what you feel…

“ And we will never stop thanking God for this: that when we preached to you, you didn’t think of the words we spoke as being just our own, but you accepted what we said as the very Word of God—which, of course, it was—and it changed your lives when you believed it.”

(1 Thessalonians 2:13 – GNT)

According to 1 Thessalonians 2:13, God’s Word is able to change your life, when you believe it. That’s because God has assigned creative, life-changing power to His Word – power to accomplish His will. So, be cautious in taking a casual approach to the Word. When you speak the Word you are tapping into the inherent power of the Divine.

You must understand that the Word does not only refer to the written words of the Bible but also to the spoken word – it encompasses both the written, “logos”, and the spoken, “rhema”, words of God. But this concept goes even deeper than that since the Bible tells us plainly that the Word of God is the incarnate Christ, the Word made flesh, the Living Word (see John 1:1), and the Spirit of God who dwells in the heart of every believer is also the Word (see Hebrews 4:12-13).

Psalm 138:2 explains that God has promoted His Word to the highest rank of importance for it says, “…You have magnified Your word above all Your name.” Now if God has exalted and glorified His own Word, shouldn’t we? Clearly nothing is more important to Him and we must learn to lean on and trust in His Word.

Jesus said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4 NKJV)

Your mouth is for eating and for speaking. The spoken word is of extreme importance. Whatever comes out of your mouth should be the words of God, because if you have been "eating" the Word and believing it, you ought to speak it. God’s Word contains the power to create (see Genesis 1). God’s will is executed by the spoken word.

Determine today to give God’s Word the highest place in your life. If you take the Word to heart and believe it, speak it (2 Corinthians 4:13) and God promises to do great work in you. You see, speaking the Word brings to life God’s plan and purpose for you (Isaiah 46:10). So, keep in mind, when you believe and speak, you will have whatever you say (Mark 11:23) because “no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment” (Luke 1:37). 

Listen, God Himself watches over His Word to perform it in your life (Jeremiah 1:12). 

God is working in you right now, changing your life, whether you feel it or not, so speak what the Word says, not what you feel.

Amen†

Speak what the Word says, not what you feel… Shelley Johnson 16-Jul-2016