THE WORD WITHIN

“…I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” Hebrews 8:10

When King Nebuchadnezzar had signed the decree that anyone who didn’t worship the gold image he had set up would be cast into the fiery furnace, everybody in the entire kingdom became very fearful, except three of God’s people: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. This life-threatening situation didn’t shake the faith of the three god-fearing men because of the Word of God in their heart.

 

The Word of God says, “…When you pass through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you.”

(Isaiah 43:2) Although they were not saved instantly from the fiery furnace, it was the Word of God in their hearts that

 turned the fiery furnace into ice cold. The three men were walking freely inside the fiery furnace along with the Son of God.

This sounds interesting to everyone but this doesn’t just happen. It is not all about the Word of God in our lips – I mean, when we begin to search the Bible for a Scripture that suits our situation. We should not rely on bits and pieces of the Bible but take the Word of God to heart by meditating on it, asking the Holy Spirit to help us. The Word of God must first take residence within us, because at the time we need it most, the Holy Spirit can only bring to remembrance the Word of God that is already lodged in our heart. With the Word of God in your heart, you don’t need to make up words because God says, “I will put My Word in your mouth,” just as He did for Jeremiah, Moses, Daniel, Peter, Paul. That is the promise Jesus gave His disciples before leaving them, “…do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” Luke 12:11-12

 

The living Word in the lips of Daniel turned the lions into pets.

The living Word in the lips of Jesus prevailed over the law of nature. (Mark 4:36-41)

If you speak God’s word over your situation you have released your faith and brought God’s power on the scene.

In your life battle, always keep it at the forefront of your mind that it is not your word that satan fears but satan fears the Word of God in your heart, because it is only then that it becomes effective.

GOD FIRST

18 April 2024

“Let’s take a lesson from David who was ready to be humiliated in his own eyes, so that God could be honoured. Ask yourself: Where does honouring God appear in your list of priorities? Do you thank Him for all that He has done in your life, all the way long? While men look at the outside, God looks at the motives of the heart. Instead of worrying about the opinion of others concerning you, let the motive of your heart each day be to honour God before yourself.”

THE SACRIFICE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

6 April 2024

“There is no time to do what is right. We must set our heart to obey the Word of God, all the time. God’s kind of lifestyle calls us to do what is right in the sight of God at all times, even though it is contrary to what we naturally want to do. Choosing to do what is right is a great test to the flesh.

What is the sacrifice of righteousness? Choosing to do God’s will rather than our own. When our flesh says hate, God says love. It takes sacrificial love to love your enemy and to pray for them. These are the weapons of righteousness. This is the sacrifice that Jesus looks at and rewards. Even though that might not be a grand, or outward sacrifice, it is what Jesus values.”

LIFE ANEW

1 April 2024

“When we talk of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are talking of the rare opportunity He has given to all believers to experience a new beginning – a situation in which every dead area of our lives receives life anew.

We are dead to our past and alive to our future. Sin’s power over us is broken and we now put on Christ’s new life: we live in Him, move in Him and have our being in Him. Herein lies the significance of resurrection.”