Living In The Word
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).
The Christian is born of the Word, and as a
result, he can only be built and nurtured by
the Word. 1 Peter 2:2 says, “As newborn babes,
desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow
thereby.” The Word of God can build and transform
any area of your life. Perhaps you think you’re not a
very courageous person, the Word can build courage
into your spirit. You might say, “I’m not a very confident
person”; the Word can build your confidence. If you’re
weak, the Word can infuse strength into you.
Everything in life is sustained by its source. You hail
from the Word; that’s why everything you need in life
is in the Word. You shouldn’t live outside the Word.
To live your life outside the Word of God is death.
Romans 8:13 says, “For if ye live after the flesh, ye
shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the
deeds of the body, ye shall live.” So, live your life the
way God wants you to live: triumphant, glorious, and
a success every day; live in the Word.
The latter part of our opening Scripture gives us
another tremendous benefit of living in the Word:
it’ll give you an inheritance! You already have an
inheritance in Christ Jesus, but you might not be
enjoying it yet. However, the Word of God has the
ability to deliver that inheritance that belongs to you,
into your hands.
It’s like your lawyer helping you get a legacy or
heritage that’s rightfully yours. He did all the paperwork,
went to the court on your behalf, got that inheritance
and delivered it to you. The Word of God is like your
lawyer that delivers to you your inheritance that Jesus
already gave you.
There’s so much of your heritage that you haven’t
tapped into yet. But through study and meditation on
the Word, you appropriate and walk in the reality of
these blessings to the glory of God.
Confession
I walk in the reality of my inheritance in Christ,
strengthened and positioned by the Spirit for the upward and
forward life. I manifest the glory and righteousness of God to
my world today, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Joshua 1:8; Colossians 3:16; Luke 4:4
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 18:28-19:1-16
1 Chronicles 14-16
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 14:66-72
Deuteronomy 2