SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE:
GOD’S WORD IS
ALIVE!
Scripture:
Hebrews 4:12
I once heard Dr. Aiko Hormann, a Physicist, A.I. Researcher, whose work was recognized by NATO, who is an anointed teacher used greatly by the Lord in physical and emotional healings, say the Lord had shown her that the “double-edged sword,” referred to in the above scripture, is like a laser beam. Lasers can cut through matter to change its substance and then the same beam is also a source of healing substance!
God describes his Word as alive, active, quick, effectual, mighty in operation, and it is a seed with life in it that carries power, energy, and substance to manifest God’s intentions when it is spoken.
It is very much like this: My car has a system on it that allows me to set it up the way I like it: Lights on and off, steering setting, mirror and seat settings, etc. A while back, I pressed on a button that brought up a message that said: “Do you want the system to go back to the Manufacturer’s Settings?”
When we are born again, our spirit is reset to our Creator’s Manufacturer Setting! He has set everything within us to work to the highest standard and best purpose he created us for!
How do we know this? Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are God’s masterpiece (handiwork). He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”
However, our soul which includes our mind, will and emotions, is filled with life experiences from when we were first born into the world through our earthly parents and often it needs resetting so that we can think God’s thoughts about ourselves and subsequently grow in the good plans He has for us as mentioned in Ephesians 2:10!
As we study the Word of God, the “laser beam” of his Word will cut through wrong ideas and repetitive thoughts and actions that have kept us from experiencing who God created us to be!
For instance, I have read that when baby elephants are being trained for the Circus, they have their leg tethered to a pole with a rope that allows limited movement. After a while, they become so use to the limitation the rope imposes when they try to move forward that they cease to try anymore. The interesting thing is, even when the elephant has grown to 1,000’s of pounds and could easily break free, the conditioning from its youth still keeps it from trying!
This must be why the Apostle Paul said in Romans 12: 1-2 “I beg and urge you, therefore, brothers, by (because of) the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind so that you may prove what is the good, and acceptable and perfect will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”
So often even after becoming Christians, we remain conditioned in our thought life to think like the “world system” we have become accustomed to and the learned behavioral patterns we have had for years.
Because of this, Paul literally begs us to find the new and better way which is to learn God’s plans for us and recondition or “reset” our mind to God’s Manufacturer Settings. As we say “YES” to the heavenly reset button by offering our lives to Him as our spiritual service, He gets the glory because of all of the great plans He gets to unveil for us, both individually and corporately!
Paul makes it clear that as born-again believers a transformation of our thought life and habits is needed. Transformed, as mentioned in Romans 12:2 is the Greek word, metamorphoo, and it is a picture of what happens when a caterpillar sheds the cocoon and turns into a beautiful butterfly! It reflects a beautiful change which is what happens to us when our thinking aligns with God’s thoughts of us!
This scripture indicates there are areas in all our lives where we have been tethered to our life experiences that God wants us to be liberated from. The Word of God is given to us to pierce and free us so that our soul and spirit can work in unison for our good! Just like the System in my car covered a variety of areas, so it is with us. One small tweak, for instance, on a seat setting can make a gigantic difference in the comfort level and in safety while driving!
Isaiah 49:2. “He made my mouth like a sharp sword.”
God created the universe by speaking it into existence. He wants us to learn how we can release life giving forces into our lives by what we say every day!
Our scripture says the Word of God has power within it to penetrate and pierce through our soul and spirit. So, we could say, God’s Word is powerful to show us truth from error. Solomon once said, “Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.” Song of Solomon 2:15
God wants us to bloom in our lives and reflect his glory. Daily reflection and scanning of our lives is a powerful way to catch any little foxes of wrong thinking so we can experience all He has in store for us spiritually, physically, and emotionally!
Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God has energy in it to bring health and wholeness to our joints and marrow, i.e., our physical being!
Isaiah 53:4-5, for instance, explains in depth the things Jesus paid for us to experience: “Surely he bore our sorrows and carried our griefs; he was chastised so that we would have peace and by his stripes (beatings/lashings) we are healed…”
When we release the divine energy that is in those living God-breathed Words into our situation by meditating and decreeing them, the active, energizing Word goes to work in us and for us.
Isaiah 55:11…”so is my Word that goes out of my mouth; it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
Note: It will accomplish! The Word is sent out to work and perform God’s intentions!
Now, the fact may be that the issue, physical or emotional, still exists but Jesus said, “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free!” John 8:32
It is the truth about what Jesus has already done for us that is ACTED upon that will bring the results into our lives that we are desiring!
Also, according to our lead scripture, the Word judges the “attitude” of our hearts which gives us the opportunity to reset our thoughts on what God’s living Word says. By conscientiously doing so, we will be able to discard wrong or erroneous attitudes which will help us in our lives and also put us in a position to help others by sharing God’s life-changing truths with them!
Final thoughts:
It has been estimated that daily we use between 7,000 to 20,000 words! Just as Jesus directed his words to create the end result, we can use our words like building blocks in much the same way!
Psalms 107:20 is such an exciting “right now” Word for us: “He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction.” The verb “send” is synonymous with the words: dispatch, convey, transmit, transport, deliver and actually represents an ongoing event!
As a believer in Christ, you are an authorized agent of Heaven, an Ambassador, to send forth living, sharp, active, mighty Words of God, based on scriptures, that have the power in them to change lives for the glory of God!
Jeremiah 29:11 says: “I know the thoughts and plans I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts for good and not evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
That is the best Manufacturer Setting ever!
Diana
