Your Response Is Important
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to
the word of his grace, which is able to build you up,
and to give you an inheritance among all them which
are sanctified (Acts 20:32).
God’s Word requires your response. Some
Christians haven’t realized this; they don’t
know what the Word is for. Imagine that when the
elders of the church at Ephesus got the message in
our opening verse from the Apostle Paul, they went
home saying, “O, I love what he said.” That wouldn’t
have changed their lives or their situation.
Someone could tell you he has a gift for you and
you’d be happy at the gesture. Though you haven’t
received the gift, you may probably say to the person,
“I’m so happy about what you’ve said; it’s a blessing to
me.” You were blessed just because of what the person
said; that’s because we can be blessed by words. The
Word of God, certainly, will bless you, but it doesn’t
mean you’ll walk in the light of the blessing it conveys.
You’d have to respond by affirming the same thing
in consent: “He hath said…so that we might boldly
say…” (Hebrews 13:5-6).
The purpose of commending you to the Word is
for the Word to build you up; the Word has the ability
to do it. Now, your response should be, “The Word
is building me up. Every time I hear and study the
Scriptures, I’m transformed, elevated, energized, and
my faith is built strong.” The moment this becomes a
reality in your spirit, all you see will be strength, victory,
progress, and endless possibilities. You’ll discover that
you’re getting stronger and wiser by the day through
the Word.
He gave us His Word so we can see, apprehend,
and affirm all that freely belongs to us in Christ Jesus.
Confession
I’m what God says I am. I accept and walk in the light of His
Word concerning my salvation, righteousness, divine health,
prosperity, and protection.
I’ve overcome the world, because the greater One lives in me,
and He causes me to triumph everywhere, and flourish in all I do.
Glory to God!
Further study:
Hebrews 13:5-6; Mark 11:23
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 1:1-25
Deuteronomy 3-4
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Matthew 23:1-12
Exodus 24