Spot On With The Word

Have we been living far beneath our God given potential because we never understood or applied the powerful name of Jesus? Is it possible that the very name of Jesus, when spoken with heartfelt belief can heal the sick and move mountains? Scripture teaches us that this is exactly true. God exalted Him and named Him above every other name and then Jesus turned and gave us the permission to use His authority to transact Kingdom business in the earth. This is important because the ability and the authority to name something is one of the blessings and privileges of dominion. When God created Adam, he created him in His image and then gave him dominion over all the earth. He gave Adam the right to name the creatures of the earth. Creation did not get a vote. Adam decided. We understand that the power to name is given to the one who has the greater authority. This is critical. Do not let anyone give something a name in your life that is contrary to what God has called it. Do not submit to the authority of anyone else who negatively defines you or your life experience. Do not even do it to yourself. It is easy to do when you are hurt or agitated. You empower what you name. Be careful what you declare is unattainable, impossible, or unforgiveable. Be careful who you say is unlovable. Some circumstances that you declare are destructive were meant to develop you. David said, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” In the beginning, he names it,” The valley of the shadow of death.” When he came out of the other side of the valley, it was named the “valley of fear no evil.” He came through it and out the other side of it. No human on earth can dispute the power in the name of Jesus because they will never be able to dispute the power of THE ONE who named Him.

Philippians Chapter 2 vs. 9, tells us that God has highly exalted Jesus and named Him. Not only did He name Jesus, but God gave Him a name that is above every other name. Jesus has supreme authority. The writer goes on to say, “At the name of Jesus, every knee will bow. Those that are in heaven, those on the earth and those under the earth.” There is no other name that is more powerful. What could we accomplish if we really believed in the power of The Name of Jesus? In scripture Jesus tells His disciples that they would go out in His name, lay hands on the sick and they would recover. We would have the ability to speak to mountains and they would be removed and cast into the sea. It has nothing to do with us. It has everything to do with the power that is in The Name of Jesus. His name is superior in all things. It will do no good unless we use the name and activate the power over the situation or circumstances. We go to doctors for a diagnosis. Jesus can not only diagnose the problems accurately in your life, but HE IS THE SOLUTION. All through the day, NAME HIS NAME when the other names seek to overwhelm you. When you introduce His name into the crisis, the atmosphere must change.

There are aspects and facets of God’s nature at you may never have known before. It is God’s desire to be known. He cannot be understood, but He can be known by us. Our God does not require explanation. All you will need is an experience with Him. The person with an experience with God, will never be at the mercy of the individual with an argument. There will be occasions where the anointed Word of God will literally seem to jump off the pages with Divine revelation. Such is the case in the book of Philippians the second chapter. The Apostle Paul says in verse nine,” God has highly exalted Him and given Him a name which is above every name.” You can draw strength from that. Each of us are walking through challenges in our lives, particularly at this present moment. Every one of those challenges has a name. We can rejoice that no matter how difficult a situation that name represents; Jesus has been given a name that is above that name. The word “above” literally means “seniority or rank”. It is given to a high ranking official. The name of Jesus outranks every other name. That is good news. If you were in the military, you would understand that a grunt from a general outweighs a soliloquy from a sergeant. This is because of the bars and the stripes that the general has earned. When he speaks, he has greater authority. The Bible declares in the book of Ecclesiastes that, “The word of the king has power and who can question it?” Today, if you are facing a problem, a sickness, or a challenge, I would encourage you to name it. Whatever name it has, you can then call on the name of Jesus. His name outranks any other name in heaven, on the earth or below it.

We have been considering the activation of truth in our lives. It really does not matter what you believe if it is not translated into a living reality. It also will not help you, if you can believe for someone else, but not for yourself. There are some who can pray and believe God for others, but they are unable to activate faith for themselves. An activated truth brings visible, tangible results. We should see fruit. We should see results in this life. We should see the goodness of God manifested today! Scripture tells us that, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life!” Once you have recognized, received, cooperated, and wrestled with truth, the last step is you must learn to rest in the truth. The visible proof that you are believing in something is the act of resting. This is an outward proof of an internal confidence. You must learn to labor into rest. You may not always see the results immediately of a promise for which you are believing. Rest in The Lord. Rest in His Word to you. As you do this, you will experience more of the goodness of God and the fulfillment of His truth in your life.

Most people do not listen to what you say as much as they watch what you do. Our faith is something that must be something bigger than the pages of a book. It must be demonstrated by our choices. Faith without activation through cooperation manifests nothing. It is of no use. For our faith to be strong we must be not only hearers of The Word of God, but doers as well. If faith is not activated, there will be no fruit of what you say you believe in your life. God’s promises are to be revealed in our present not just for our future. We must recognize truth, receive it, and cooperate with it. The fourth step is that you may have to wrestle with it. You may be standing on a specific promise from God and time seems to stand still and nothing is moving in the direction of that promise. This is when we must learn to stand, irrespective of what we see with our natural eyes. God’s timing is not ours. His ways are not ours. Wrestling with The Truth is tough. We are the most vulnerable when we have not yet seen the manifestation of a promise in our lives. What would happen if you grabbed hold of every truth in God’s Word and you refused to let go? Do not be frustrated during your season of wrestling. God responds to the intensity of your desire!

Do you want every promise God has for you in His Word to become a reality? Then you must cooperate with your faith to bring it to pass. You will first have to discern truth and then receive it. Next you will have to cooperate with what you say you believe. Many people believe that exercize is good for the body. It will not do them any good personally however, unless they engage with that belief by exercizing. The Bible teaches us that faith without works is dead. You don't have to work to earn salvation, but in order to activate the priciples of the truth and promises of God, you must participate by acting on them. If you believe in the principle of forgiveness, then you will have to choose to put forgiveness into practice in your life. The walk of faith was never to be only cognative in nature. It was to be an experience that results in a manifestation. Sometimes it may feel that you are being asked to walk on water. Faith will require that you step out of your comfort zone and into the arena where the supernatural can occur. God honors faith. It is an action word. He will meet you there.

We are continuing to consider why we do not always see in our life experiences the truth that we profess to believe. Faith comes by hearing, but it is an action word. We must be active in our faith. To see the manifestation of the promises of God in our lives, we must be active participants. We must cooperate with the process. Are we doing what we need to do so that our spiritual walk with the Lord is more than just a cognitive belief system? An inactive faith is like an automobile with no ignition. The first step is recognition. It is imperative that we learn to recognize and discern the voice of truth when we hear it. God gives both the seeing eye and the hearing ear. These are gifts from God. The more you engage the more they are developed. The second step goes beyond recognition to reception. In John chapter 1, scripture tells us that “ Jesus came unto His own but His own received Him not. But to as many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become the sons of God.” Reception is the seed for power. You receive the power to become. Jesus can not do anything beyond an individual’s ability to receive Him. Reception of Him determines what you can receive from Him. Do you have a hard time receiving? It is not based on your worth. It has everything to do with His worth. God loves and desires you. Do not eliminate yourself from the blessing.

We can believe the Bible and The Word of God as it is preached, but we do not always see the results of that truth experientially. Is there something that we can do to activate this truth in our lives? The Word of God needs to be more than just something that is a part of our belief system. This series will deal with the practical measures and steps that we can take to move from head knowledge to results. How do we activate The Word? This is more important now than ever before because we are being constantly bombarded with incoming data. The ability to hear and recognize truth is more critical than it has ever been before. Scripture teaches us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by The Word of God. How do we activate faith in our lives, so that we are not just hearers of The Word, rather we become doers of The Word? There was a time in scripture when God spoke, but some thought it was thunder. Others heard His voice. This means that you must be tuned into His frequency. This requires relationship with Him. Jesus said,” My sheep hear my voice and another’s voice they will not follow.” Discerning the voice of God is something we can do, and we must do. Pastor Scott digs deeply into this life changing truth. You do not want to miss a day! God bless you!

It is the heart of God for each believer that we enter into the fullness of all the blessings that Jesus died for us to have. We lose the victim mentality when our thoughts, emotions and choices stem from an internal compass based on the Word of God and relationship with Him. We can have a healthy soul. We can live an abundant life. True prosperity will only be obtained with a soul that is healthy. Every circumstance doesn't qualify as a crisis. We can discern the world around us with an appropriate perspective.

Full prosperity or health happens first in your mind. Our decisions and choices should originate with our destiny in consideration. Practical indicators of a healthy mind include an internal compass, appropriate responses to situations and circumstances and the ability to relate to a variety of people and personalities. If you can only get along with people just like you, how will you ever be able to minister to those that are different? Jesus didn't just hang around religious people. The Bible says that He was a friend of sinners. If you have an internal compass that defines who you are, then you will not gain your identity from external places or other people. Be careful that you don't isolate yourself and thereby limit your sphere of influence.