The Word of God – sharper than a two edged sword.
Proverbs 4:20 – 22 “My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to my sayings. Let them not depart from your sight; keep them in the center of your heart.
For they are life to those who find them, healing and health to all their flesh.”
In the Hebrew, health in verse 22 is translated ‘ medicine‘. God has given us a prescription for our bodies – pertaining to our salvation – which is health (physical and spiritual), prosperity,
One dose will not do. Liken this to medication prescribed by the Doctor for you. You usually have to take a full course of the medication before it takes the desired effect on your body. There are a certain number of times a day that you would have to take the tablets and a certain amount too.Well the Bible says that we ought to do like wise with the Words of God. they are life, healing and health. Faith in God is faith in His word.
Ever wondered why we take the Doctor’s instructions so seriously yet take the Word of God with a pinch of salt? Let us reverence the Word of God as it so deserves. Let us reverence the integrity of the Word. No Word of God will be void of power. It is the Word that goes out of your mouth that cannot return to Him void. Luke 1:37 ” For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfilment.
- The Word of God is the will of God.
- The Word of God is the mind of God.
- Jesus is the Word of God.
- The Word of God is my light and my salvation.
- The Word of God brings healing to all flesh and spirit when partaken of.
Use the Word of God to the fullest advantage. Obey it, do it, live it, enjoy it.
So what is being prescribed?
Proverbs 3:7b – 8 “. . . reverently fear and worship the Lord and turn [entirely] away from evil. It shall be health to your nerves and sinews, and marrow and moistening to your bones.”
Proverbs 7:1-2 “MY SON, keep my words; lay up within you my commandments [for use when needed] & treasure them. Keep my commandments & live, and keep my law and teaching as the apple of your eye.”
Ephesians 6:18 “Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).”
Proverbs 5:1“My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding,”
Proverbs 3:21 “My son, let them not escape from your sight, but keep sound and godly Wisdom and discretion,”
Proverbs 12:18 ” There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.“
People die knowing the medication that would get them well but not taking it. They perish when they half heartedly partake of the medication. That just comes down to lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6a “My people perish for lack of knowledge . . .” (Check out Isaiah 5:13-15)
That is why what the Church needs to teach is the unadulterated Word of God – not philosophies and motivational speak. Just as the Word of God comes.
Let us be doers of the Word of God and not just hearers only. James 1:22 “But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].”
by Faith MORSI
(Scripture from Amplified Bible Version)
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