Getting to know Him

As children of God, we need a sound knowledge of who God is and what He wants us to do to have a better relationship with Him. As we get to know God more intimately, our Christian journey becomes more enjoyable and fulfilling. When we do this, we begin to enjoy the liberty that the word of God promises us.

The Christian walk is a walk of faith with God, who is Spirit, and we must walk in the Spirit to experience God personally. Notice the emphasis on personally. It is your walk with Him. Your Pastor or anyone else will not do this for you; they can help you along, but at the end of the day, it is your personal journey with God.

By studying the Word of God, we discover His attributes and strive to appropriate them. The attributes we find in God are the same as those we see in His Son, our Lord Jesus. And through the death and resurrection of Jesus, we become partakers of these attributes in faith. As we know God and desire to be like Him, we can, through His Spirit, manifest His attributes and reflect His glory.

Jesus said in Luke 10:22, “All things are delivered to me of my Father; and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal Him.”

Let us start with His Word. His Word is all of the bible, right? We cannot exhaust it, so we will just discuss the power in His Word. God is powerful; His name is Almighty. (El Shaddai) His word carries power. In the first chapter of Genesis, we are introduced to this all-powerful God who spoke everything into existence. God created the heavens and the earth by His Word. In Hebrews 11:3, we understand that God framed the world by His Word.

Because God is powerful, He gives power to those who believe in Him through His Son Jesus Christ. Jesus said in Luke 10:19a, “Behold, I give unto you power.” And He said, if we say and believe what we say, we shall have it.

Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart … he shall have whatsoever he saith.

That is Mark 11:22-23. Do you see the connection? An all-powerful God speaks powerful Words. You cannot separate the two. God and His Word are the same. As we speak the Word of God with the knowledge of who God is, the Word becomes powerful. We become vessels that God can use on earth to enforce His Word in Jesus' name. Hallelujah!

In Jeremiah 1:9, God touched Jeremiah's mouth and said to him, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.” And in Isaiah 59:21, He says, “As for me this is my covenant with them saith the Lord; My spirit which is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever.”

The Spirit of God in our heart and His word in our mouth is what we need to manifest His power on earth and to have what we desire.

There is nothing the word of God in our mouth (spoken or declared) cannot do. You can frame your world with His Word. What did God say about you in the bible? If you believe it and say it continually, it will manifest physically for you.

Jeremiah 23:29 says, “Is not my word like a fire? Says the LORD, ‘And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?’” (NKJV) What powers of darkness do you want consumed by fire? What chains do you want to break in your life? The word of God is like fire and a hammer. Find scriptures that address destroying the powers of darkness and breaking chains, and declare them.

God's word is “quick and powerful” (Hebrews 4:12a). His voice “breaks the cedars of Lebanon” (Psalm 29:5). Can you see how powerful God's word is?

As we hear and study the Word of God, let it take root in our spirit, and declare it aloud; it shall bear fruit and come to manifestation. May God reveal Himself to us by His Holy Spirit as we read His Word and speak it in faith, and may we begin to manifest His glory on earth in Jesus' name.

Prayer

God, help me today to study Your Word and declare Your Word in prayer, and manifest Your power to my generation in Jesus' name.