Living On God’s Word
And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he
commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him
(Luke 8:25).
A certain young man was deathly ill, and thought he’d die. On a certain Friday evening, he was brought to me. After explaining to me what the
problems were, I said to him, “See me on Sunday.”
Later on, as he shared his testimony, he said, “When Pastor Chris said to me, ‘See me on Sunday,’ I knew I wasn’t going to die before Sunday because I’ll have to see him.” He held on to the word to see me on Sunday. We ministered to him eventually and he was miraculously restored.
That’s how to live your life on the Word of God; you take the Word that’s come to you from God and anchor your life on it; you live by it. It also brings to mind an experience between Jesus and His disciples
on a certain occasion. He had said to them, “…Let us go over unto the other side of the lake…” (Luke 8:22). During the sail, it became so stormy that the disciples were terrified and cried to the Master saying,
“…Master, master, we perish…” (Luke 8:24).
The Master’s response to them is what we read in our theme verse. He asked them, “Where is your faith?” His question wasn’t about the wind and the storm. Rather, He was saying, “I told you we’re going to the other side, and if I said that, then we must arrive at the other side, irrespective of the boisterous and tempestuous wind; we don’t perish on the way!” He was saying, “You should have relied on my words.”
It makes no difference what’s going on around you, refuse to be agitated. Don’t be flustered by the economic or political wind around you; live your life on God’s Word. Stay your life on His word and know that until you’ve fulfilled it, nothing can stop you; nothing can destroy you. Go about God’s business, preaching the Gospel unafraid and unintimidated. The greater One lives in you. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
I’m completely yielded to the ministry of the Word, and through study and meditation, the Word mingles with my spirit, producing in me the message it carries. I respond to situations and circumstances from the
standpoint of the Word. Therefore, I live victoriously every day, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Joshua 1:9; Luke 10:19; 1 John 4:4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Romans 8:1-17 & Psalms 68-69
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Ephesians 5:25-33 & Isaiah 55
