‘My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them And health to all their body. Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.’ Proverbs 4:20-23
Psalm 119 is all about God’s word, though I seem to have an infinity to proverbs 1 It says so much about what God’s word can do for us. Words of truth and wisdom from a Father to His sons. To you and I. Words that have kept me in divine health for about twelve years now. I believe these words with all my heart.
It is part of having a GMA that is positive in faith to the word of God. The Word of God has everything that we need for life, and godliness. On top of that God sent His Holy Spirit to lead and teach us anything else that we need to know. God works everything for the good of those who love Him, and are called by His Name. Even when things get tough, or go wrong. We have to make God’s Word the light to our path.
The words of the Lord are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times. Psalms 12:6 NASB1995
So much of God’s word is pure poetry, as is the above verse, but it is much more than that, it is pure truth. We can rely on it. We need to rely on it. If we do, we cannot go wrong. God’s word will build faith if we allow it. As Paul wrote to the Romans, ‘Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.’ ‘Walk by faith and we will not carry out the desires of the flesh.’
Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. Proverbs 30:5 NASB1995
Life comes from the word of God, Springs of life. That is ever flowing, that equals eternal life. Proverbs 4 above Is our Father speaking to us saying to each one of us, “My son, give attention to My words, Do not let them depart from your eyes, keep them in the midst of your heart.” There must be something important in there I think that has something to do with the relationship with the Father.
It is the greatest relationship we can ever have. Remember that it was God who came walking in the Garden of Eden, to talk with man. Then about 3,000 years later God had His word written down, first of all by Moses. Then about a thousand years later Paul tells us that all scripture is profitable for teaching and correctionand…….. And that before there was a new testament. God’s word is important, both spoken and written.
God’s word is life to us, look at it from the opposite way of looking at it, Without God’s word we will die. God’s word tells us, leads us to life through faith. Not just life but healing to all of our flesh/body! That is such an important thing to remember. Healing to our whole body, That is body, mind and spirit. The word of God actually calls for us to live long and prosper. It is able, if we have faith in it, to keep us healthy till our body is ready to depart. Sickness is part of the curse of the law, caused by sin in the world.
We are, according to God’s word, set free from the curse of the law. We have been given authority over this world and all that is in it. The enemy does not want us to know that, and exercise our dominion, especially over sickness because that is how he oppresses people. When we know God’s word we have authority to use it, speak it over every part of our lives, and the lives of others around us. It is our armour!
‘A thousand may fall at your side And ten thousand at your right hand, But it shall not approach you. You will only look on with your eyes And see the recompense of the wicked. For you have made the Lord, my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place. No evil will befall you, Nor will any plague come near your tent.’ Psalms 91:7-10
Charlie
FREEDOM IN CHRIST 