Tuesday, October 15, 2019

"..The Word was God.." John 1:1-5 (GW)


Jesus is known as the “word”, and He always existed.  That is a tough concept to put one’s head around.  

Jesus even though He became a man was always with God before creation came into existence.  In fact, in the book of Genesis it says that God spoke the word and began creating the world as we know it, for the Word was God.  

The word had a creative presence that brought life to everything He imagined, one translation calls Him “The Living Expression” of God, we call Him Jesus.  

Though separated from God as an entity unto Himself when He emptied Himself of all divinity and became a man, He was also still uniquely God at the same time. 

We serve a God who is great, and infinitely powerful and wise, Jesus brought balance to the universe with each and every living thing spoke from this mind of God.  

It is stunning to consider the complexity of creation and how each and everything is balanced from the air we breathe down to the content of salt in the world’s oceans, there is a balance that promotes life, and it is Jesus that brought all of this together and keeps it together by His spoken word.

I have heard it said that there is power in words we speak, the ability to bless and to curse lies within the tongue.

Your words are so powerful that they will kill or give life, and the talkative person will reap the consequences. Proverbs 18:21 (TPT)

Scripture declares that life and death are in the power of the tongue. What we speak we shall have, therefore, we must be cautious and mindful of the words we speak especially to ourselves so that we are only speaking from the affections of God, and not speaking self-deprecating words that do not inspire and build up.  

When we look into the mirror who do we see?  Do we see someone who doesn’t measure up to our own expectations of who God made us to be?  Or do we see a reflection of Jesus who is working in us to change us into His image?  We will have what we proclaim.

I am not a proponent of the “name it and claim it” theology, but I do believe that scripture is clear that we have the ability to use our tongue to speak from a position of power to further the purposes of God which promotes life and love.

And never let ugly or hateful words come from your mouth, but instead let your words become beautiful gifts that encourage others; do this by speaking words of grace to help them. Ephesians 4:29 (TPT)

Jesus has the power to create life from the spoken word, so also we have the power to speak life to others which reveals the love of God. Our words are incredibly powerful and can build up or tear down, that choice is ours either to be an agent of God’s love, or continue to spread the lies of our enemy that our words are meaningless and have no effect.

We all fail in many areas, but especially with our words. Yet if we’re able to bridle the words we say we are powerful enough to control ourselves in every way, and that means our character is mature and fully developed. James 3:2 (TPT)

Words are incredibly powerful. We can take a stand on knowing and experiencing God’s love and speak to ourselves and to others from that knowledge.  There is a word that describes this kind of speaking, it is called wisdom.  Jesus is the embodiment of all wisdom in this world.  It finally comes back full circle to the reality of who resides within you.

Living within you is the Christ who floods you with the expectation of glory! This mystery of Christ, embedded within us, becomes a heavenly treasure chest of hope filled with the riches of glory for his people, and God wants everyone to know it!  Colossians 1:27 (TPT)

So if Jesus is living within us then it becomes a priority for us to speak life in creative ways to others that they may also reap the benefit of His love in their lives as well as ours.

Have you ever noticed that when you speak encouraging words of life to others that you also reap the benefit, we are also encouraged because the life of Christ is exchanged through us and so our spirit is also built up.  Life begets life, that is how the gospel (the Word of God) spreads.

When you speak healing words, you offer others fruit from the tree of life. But unhealthy, negative words do nothing but crush their hopes. Proverbs 15:4a (TPT)

May you be one who reflects the heart of Jesus, and continually be a source of life and healing to others you meet throughout your day.
Be Blessed;
Stephen Barnett

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