Understanding the Power of SPEAKING God’s Word
The single most important thing for anyone standing for marriage restoration to grasp and put into practice in their lives is the awesome power and promise of God’s Word and that without it, we have NOTHING to stand on. Without God’s Word, we are left to rely on the wisdom and ways of the world, which means we would continue reaping the disastrous consequences doing that has already sown into our marriages and families. But we’ve really been blessed with a lot of great messages lately to help us better understand God’s Word and how to apply it as we stand for the restoration of our marriages; such as the following message from Priscilla Van Sutphin of Upstream Ministries California, Crank it up!, posted on the Spirit of Prophecy website as follows:
Crank it up! – February 9th, 2007 (a typo on the date)
“I heard the Lord say “crank it up”. What Lord ? Crank up the prayers, crank up the declarations. Crank up the FAITH in MY ability to over come all the trials and troubles of this world.
SPEAK FORTH LIFE into the darkness. SPEAK LIFE that is in MY WORD. SPEAK LIFE that is inherent in My WORD. MY WORD IS LIFE to your bones & healing to your body and soul. You have the ability to speak life or death. SPEAK LIFE. Speak life to the dead dry bones of My church. Speak life to the lost. Speak LIFE to everyone around you, to the news stories you see on the TV. Speak MY judgment to the darkness. Ask and it shall be given to you! ASK! BELIEVE that what you speak will BE. BELIEVE and do not back off. KEEP declaring.
STAND and keep STANDING.”
Unfortunately, the majority of men and women standing for marriage restoration speak way too many words totally contrary to the Word of God and are then left wondering why they don’t see anything happening in their circumstances. From time to time, they may remember that they’re supposed to be speaking God’s Word, but when they don’t see instant results, they become discouraged and want to give up. So the following article shared by one of the FAM Fellowship members on the private website in response to a prayer request from another member is very powerful and helpful for anyone standing for marriage restoration, because it helps us put the power and promise of God’s Word into more practical terms and perspective. It’s titled God’s Word Is A Seed, and it’s posted on www.Believers.org as follows:
“Most people expect God’s Word to work like a stick of dynamite — but God’s Word is like a seed. We know because of what Jesus said.
LUKE 8:11 NKJ
11 “Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
The Holy Spirit, through Peter, also said God’s Word is a seed.
1 PETER 1:23 NKJ
23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,
God’s Word is alive. Just like a seed — the Bible is full of unseen life.
JOHN 6:63 NKJ
63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.
Jesus said His words are alive. They contain life. The words in your Bible may look lifeless and powerless. Seeds do, too. But they are not without life or power.
In Mark 4:30-31, Jesus explained that the kingdom of God works like a seed. So, if we are to understand God’s kingdom and how He operates, we need to understand seeds.
Seeds
* A seed is alive: it contains life.
Your physical senses are incapable of judging whether a seed is alive or not. You cannot see, feel, hear, smell, or taste the life in a seed. There is only one way to prove a seed is alive — plant it.
* A seed does nothing until planted.
Seeds do not grow sitting in a sack on your shelf. They must be planted in the proper place.
If you desire the Word of God to produce in your life, you
must decide to plant the Word in your heart and mind. The best way to plant the seed of God’s Word in your life is by speaking the Word. Hearing others speak the Word is good — but will not produce as bountiful a harvest as speaking the Word yourself. Speaking God’s Word with your mouth is essential. As we speak God’s Word we are planting the seed in our heart for the harvest of results we desire.
ROMANS 10:10 NKJ
10 For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.
Whatever you need to be saved or delivered from, confession (what you say) is essential.
* A seed is much smaller than the plant it produces.
The problem you face may seem huge. In comparison, a scripture may seem very small. But when planted, that Word will grow in you and overcome the problem.
* A seed always produces after its kind.
GALATIANS 6:7 NKJ
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Whatever you need, or desire, find scriptures relating to that. Then plant those scriptures inside you in abundance. Those seeds will grow up and produce a harvest of what you need or desire.
* A seed is powerful.
As a seed begins to grow, it will push up dirt, rocks, etc. Whatever the obstacles are, God’s Word planted in your heart will push them out of the way.
* A seed begins its growth in secret (underground).
The only way to tell if a seed is growing is to dig it up, or wait for a plant to appear. If you dig up a seed, you may kill it.
* A seed takes time to produce.
No one expects a seed to produce a harvest the same day that seed is planted. Sometimes the Word of God seems to spring up and bear fruit immediately. Yet, if we knew the details, we would understand that the fruit of the Word grew in that person’s life over time.
* A seed is persistent.
A seed never gives up, but works day and night. Even when you are sleeping, the seed you have planted is working to grow and express itself in a fruitful harvest.
* A seed is not affected by other seeds.
Whatever happens to other seeds does not make any difference to a specific seed. Each seed sticks to its own task. One wheat seed planted in a corn field will still produce wheat. Seed does not become discouraged, or quit, even if other seeds die.
* A seed will stop growing without nourishment.
Planting a seed is not enough to assure a harvest. Seed must be protected and taken care of until harvest time. A seed which is dug up, or not watered, will not produce.
* More seeds planted produce a larger harvest.
2 CORINTHIANS 9:6 NKJ
6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Think on these truths about seeds. Allow the Holy Spirit to help you apply them to the role of God’s Word in your life.”
So I hope and pray that these messages will help all of us get a greater understanding of just how VITAL God’s Word is to us as we stand against the wisdom and ways of the world for the restoration of our marriages and families, because the powerful truth of 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6 has most definitely been proven in the restoration testimonies we’ve been blessed to witness in FAMM over the past two years. And there’s absolutely no more vitally important message than this to get if we really want to be blessed and encouraged as we see Jesus Christ glorified in the FULL and COMPLETE restoration of our marriages and families!