Your Faith-response To The Word
For no word from God shall be void of power
(Luke 1:37 ASV).
God’s Word comes to you with the power
to produce in you the message it bears. His
Word never comes empty; howbeit, you must receive
it in faith and respond accordingly. That was what
Mary did when the angel of the Lord brought her the
message from God that she would give birth to the
Saviour, Jesus. She said, “…Behold the handmaid of
the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word…”
(Luke 1:38).
She trusted the message; she believed it and
responded in agreement, and it worked. That’s how
you respond to God. The Bible says, “...He hath said…
so that we may boldly say…” (Hebrews 13:5-6). Your
faith-response is what you say as a result of God’s
Word that comes to you. God didn’t give us His Word
just so we can believe it, but most essentially, that we
can respond to it. So, you can make your personal
faith-proclamations on the basis of His Word. It’s the
affirmation of it that produces results.
For example, the Word says, “Christ in you, the
hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27). Your faith-response,
therefore, should be, “Christ is in me; therefore, in my
ministry, in my health, in my finances, in my family, job,
business, academics, and in all that concerns me, the
glory of God is manifest! I walk in the excellence and
glory of Christ; there’s no reproach in my life!”
Psalm 23:4 says, “Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for
thou art with me….” Your faith-response should be,
“No matter the evil or adversities, I triumph over them,
because greater is He that’s in me than he that’s in the
world.” Hallelujah!
Make the Word effectual in your life, with your
faith-response.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the teaching of your Word, and the
power in it. Thank you for the Holy Spirit, who teaches me to
respond rightly to the Word. I walk in righteousness, divine
health, financial abundance, victory, and in your glory today,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study
Isaiah 54:17; Romans 8:35-37; Mark 11:23
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Timothy 4:1-22
Jeremiah 26-28
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 8:12-21
2 Kings 19-20