THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD

God's Word is filled with inherent power. When God speaks, powerful things take place! Isaiah 55:11 tells us: "So shall My Word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it." So we can be sure that His Word never returns void; it always accomplishes its purpose! When we learn to speak God's Word instead of rehearsing how we feel or declaring what we think, we are also releasing power! The Word of God spoken in faith from a believer's mouth can change circumstances. We may experience negative facts in our lives, but God's Word is Truth, and truth is more powerful than facts! Lazarus was dead; that was a fact. But when Jesus, Who is the Truth, walked up to the tomb and spoke, that truth changed the facts. Throughout the Gospels, we repeatedly read of people who were sick and demon-possessed who went to Jesus. When He spoke, their facts changed! They were healed, delivered, and set free. We must never magnify the facts of our circumstances above God and the power of His Word. When God speaks, things change! Actually, God has spoken, and all we need to do is believe what He has said. His Word is loaded with promises that are for anyone who will believe them and act accordingly. Just as you may have, I had a set of unpleasant facts in my life. I had been badly abused, I was emotionally wounded and experienced various personality disorders as a result of enduring a very dysfunctional life. I had a sour attitude, a chip on my shoulder, and was filled with bitterness and unforgiveness. But Jesus came into my life, and I learned to believe and speak His Word in faith, and today I am free from all those things that were definitely negative facts years ago! God compares His Word to seed. When we plant the seed by speaking it, praying it, believing it, and acting upon it, it will produce what it says. God promises us that it will produce! Begin to speak God's Word regularly and believe what it says more than you believe your circumstances. Hold fast to your confession of faith in Him (Hebrews 4:14), and soon you will be sharing your testimony of victory with others! [The Everyday Life Bible, Notes and Commentary by Joyce Meyer, Faith Words, New York, 2006].