THE LIFE OF FAITH AND THE GLORIOUS CHURCH - 2009
FEBRUARY 3RD
IF THE CHILD OF GOD ENTERS INTO THE PLACE OF AN ABSOLUTE TRUST
AND DEPENDENCE UPON THE FATHER AND HIS WORD THEN THEY ARE GOING TO SUCCEED AND
BE PROSPEROUS
...."This book of
the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate an it day and
night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it;
for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have
success"....
Joshua 1:8 NASB
We are called to let NO
unwholesome [unholy] word proceed from our mouth, but only such a word as is
good for the edification of the hearer according to the need of the moment,
that we might be vessels of God's grace to all who cross our path [Ephesians 4:29]. The way that we
ensure obedience to this command is to meditate on the Word of God day and night.
Every child of God must come to the deep realization that at any given moment
they are either meditating upon the revealed Word of God [the mind of Christ]
or the fear-filled lies of Satan [the mind of the flesh]. The word
"meditate" in the Hebrew is the word "hagah" which means to
think upon, to meditate, to ponder, to study, and to talk. From this definition
it becomes very clear that what this word encompasses is that we are to
"abide" in the Word of God - moment by moment, twenty four hours a
day. In other words, the Word of God is to become our entire life, and we are
to keep our attention "fixed" upon that holy Word - in whichever way
we are led to by the Holy Spirit. The divine requirement of God is for every
one of His children to both love Him and seek Him with ALL of their heart ALL
of the time. If we truly desire to fulfill the fullness of the Father's purpose
in our life and ministry then we must have a "revelation" of the fact
that it is only through the living Word of God and the empowerment of the Holy
Spirit that we can possibly adhere to this absolute command from on high. In
this most critical hour, it is certain that if the child of God enters into the
place of an absolute trust and dependence upon the Father and His Word THEN
they are going to succeed and be prosperous. But if one continues to remain in
a place wherein they continue to depend upon themselves [their "own"
strength and understanding] then they are going to fail - and reap corruption
and great darkness in their walk.
WORRY [ANXIETY] IS NOTHING MORE OR NOTHING LESS THAN MEDITATING ON
THE LIES OF SATAN
Every Christian must
come to the clear realization that it is the "sum total" of the words
that they speak that causes them to experience the "fullness" of the
glorious salvation that is theirs, in Christ, or remain under the influence of
sin and the powers of darkness. Every word we speak is either going to come
into agreement with God and what He is seeking to accomplish or it is going to
be in disagreement with His will. The Father's best for us is to live in His
"absolute life" [Zoe] at ALL times - refusing, at all cost to
ourselves, to remain in bondage to death in ANY of its forms. Up until this
time, fear and worry have been prevalent in many areas of the church - even to
the point where some will fight to justify their right to worry and live in
fear and selfishness when, in reality, as children of God, they have no
"right" to worry or fear. Worry is nothing more or nothing less than
meditating on the lies of Satan and therefore, from this, we are able to see
clearly that faith and trust in God are exactly the opposite: and that they are
a product of meditating in His Word continually [Romans 10:17]. Let us be those
who diligently pursue an "abiding" faith and trust in the Father and
His Word in this most critical hour that we might be found rising above fear in
all of its forms - at every turn.
Related
Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 2:16; Luke 10:27; Colossians 3:1-3; Proverbs 3:5-6;
Galatians 6:7-8; John 10:10;
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