The Power is in the Word

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.” (Rom 1:16) In this hour of our lives when we are searching for the power of God, is it possible that we have over-looked the source of true power? The word of God holds true power to change lives. Jesus said that we are changed by God’s Word, and we know Him as the Sower of the seed; God’s Word. He looks for a harvest of fruit from the seed of God’s word sown in the hearts of men. This is not only our salvation, but the enduring fruit of those who abide in His vine.

Jesus said much to encourage His disciples to hear and obey God’s words. He also asked them to plant the seeds of His words in others. If a farmer tilled his soil and read up on the many different techniques of planting seed, however did not actually plant seed, he would not have a harvest. Even if he taught others how to plant seed, but did not have seed to plant, he himself would not have successfully been a part of changing one life. The power is in the seed, the Word of God.

Our enemy wants us to do everything except mention God’s word. He cajoles us into thinking if we are nice to someone, they will be impressed with our Christianity. He wants us to believe that our sacrificial giving will cause others to be reached for Christ. But it’s the words from God’s mouth that Jesus lived by, and it is this same Word that He passed on to us. Jesus was the Manna in the wilderness, and He is the hidden manna in Revelation (Rev 2:17), given to us who receive a new name, a new life in Him.

Perhaps we don’t realize that, when we come to Jesus and receive a new life in Him, He wants to talk to us. Jesus wants to speak into our lives, and through our lives to others. He wants to teach us about His Father, the One whose words Jesus lived by. There is a great richness that awaits us, if we will listen to Him. Through this richness we give the Word of God to others.

God made a covenant that reaches out to us. It is a covenant of richness in the Word and the Spirit. The Lord spoke these words to Jeremiah, the prophet; “But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

“And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.” (Jer 31:33-34)

God is telling us that He wants to write on our hearts. Let us come aside today and listen to what our wonderful God has to say. This will change us, and His word through us will change others. Amen.