Word Faith

Everything that we see, hear, touch, smell, and taste was created by God’s spoken word.

Gn 1:1 ¶  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 ¶  And God said,…. Let there be light: and there was light.

Here we see the Trinity in the first 3 verses, verse 3 reads “God Said” so we know that God spoke His Word. We also know that Jesus is God’s Word.

Vs 1 we see God who is the Father.

Vs 2 we see the Spirit of God

Vs 3 we see God's Word

Jn 1:1 ¶  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2  The same was in the beginning with God.

3  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

14  And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

There is something very powerful in the spoken word. When God speaks, it always comes to pass, His Word is never void.

Isa 55:11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

God created man in His own image; not only is man a triune being, as God is, but man also speaks. As God is Father, Son, and Holy Ghost so He made man as body, soul, and spirit.

Jesus spoke to us in Mt 12 about the words that we speak; their power and importance. A group of religious leaders had just accused Jesus of healing by the power of Beelzebub. Jesus told them they were about to commit the unforgivable sin of blasphemy of the Holy Ghost.

Mt 12:34  O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

35  A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

36  But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37  For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Note that if those who did not believe in Jesus, (their own Messiah sent by God to them), were being warned about the power of their words to condemn even themselves, how much more shall we who believe in our Lord Jesus and follow Him be aware of the words we speak?

As we will see your words are powerful and can be used for good or evil. You must train your tongue.

Jesus spoke directly to the problems, not about them. He spoke to the root cause of the sickness directly and it obeyed His Words. He spoke directly to the sea and storm and it obeyed Him.

Remember that through Jesus all things were made, all things are still subject to His Words.

The Dumb Spirit

Mk 9:17  And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

18  And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

19  He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

20  And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

21  And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

22  And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

23  Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

24  And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

25  When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

26  And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

27  But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

Speaking Spirit

 In Gn 2:7 God breathed into Adam’s nostrils and he became a living soul. In Hebrew the Rabbi’s translation of the Torah “living soul” is translated as “speaking spirit”.

Adam had tremendous power with his words. He lost that ability when he submitted to Satan in rebellion and the Glory of God departed from him.

 Jesus speaking concerning children coming to Him said in Mt 18:11; For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. Most preaching on this is that Jesus was talking about the lost souls. I would say to you that if that was the case would not Jesus have said “those who were lost”? Jesus was talking about the power that Adam once had being made available to those who would believe in Jesus.  Walking with Jesus, listening to the Spirit and speaking what He tells you is to have power in your words to be victors in life.

The Storm

Mk 4:35 ¶  And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

36  And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

37  And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

38  And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

39  And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

40  And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

So, many of you are thinking now that;  yes, but this was Jesus doing the speaking. Well Jesus told us this about doing great works:

Jn 14:10  Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

11  Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.

12 ¶  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

13  And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14  If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Jesus was confirming here that He was going to the Father and would send the Holy Ghost…all of which happened, Acts 2.

Basically, if you have the Spirit of Christ in you, you are a child of God. Then you can ask the Father for the Holy Ghost, and He will move into your spirit as well. Now you can speak as Jesus did, by God’s Word inside of you. This can be naturally by what you have read in the Bible and have had it quickened to you by the Spirit, or supernaturally by speaking in tongues directly from the Spirit. Either way speaking the Word is very powerful.

Fig Tree

Jesus gave another example about speaking to the created thing in power:

Mk 11: 12 ¶  And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

13  And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

14  And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

Now do not misunderstand, even though the time of figs was not yet, the fig tree will have small buds that can be eaten. This tree did not and was not fruitful.

 Jesus went on into Jerusalem after that and threw the moneychangers out of the temple.

20  And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21  And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

22  And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

23  For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

24  Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Word Faith

Let me stress the importance of what Jesus taught here at the fig tree:

• Have faith in God.
• Whatever your mountain is, speak to it to be removed.
• Do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you said will happen, and you will have what you said.
• When you pray for things, believe you receive them and you will have them.

Paul said that when praying in Jesus Name for what God has promised the answer is always yes and amen,  2 Cor 1:20. Got knows what you need. If you pray according to the promises of God, you know that your loving Father will supply your needs.

Mt 6:7  But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8  Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. Some Christian religions chant things over and over. God is not deaf, nor does he perk up because you say the same thing again and again. Some of my most effective prayers have been a whisper. There is nothing wrong with reminding God of His promises. Be thankful for the answer. Trust in our Heavenly Father.

9 ¶  After this manner therefore pray ye: The Lord ’s Prayer gives us His pattern in which to pray.  

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. The opening of your prayer should be with Praise and Thanksgiving.

10  Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Praying for Jesus’ return, and for His will to be done on earth, for in your world, you need to be doing His will.

11  Give us this day our daily bread. Thanking the Father for supplying your needs.

12  And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Accept and be thankful that Jesus’ Blood has cleansed you from all sin. This prayer was under the Old Testament, under the New Covenant, we are forgiven in Christ and that is not based on our works, but Jesus’ works. We are to forgive others, but that is natural when we realize our forgiveness by the Lord. Our forgiveness is from God through the sacrifice of Jesus, and we receive it by faith.

13  And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For me to better understand, I like to think of a comma after “us”. God does not tempt man, James 1:13. God does lead us away from temptation, and He delivers us from all evil.

 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. End your prayer with praise for the Lord along with your heart’s admiration.

To speak God’s Word to objects, circumstances, and problems will make your life better. It is a positive thing and needs to be done with authority and love.

Ps 33:6  By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

Paul talks about us as Christians using the same principles of God when we speak:

2 Cor 4: 13  We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

We receive the Spirit of Jesus into our spirit also by speaking:

Rm 10:8  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

The Hebrew word for speak is debar דבר . Read right to left, Dalet, the first letter is a picture of a door. Bet and Resh are the next two letters which is the word Bar or Son. By a basic interpretation of the word debar we see that speaking is the door to the Son. 

To speak negative and with fear will bring bad things into your life and into the life of others you affect. That is the way of evil, and one of the ways witchcraft works.

Solomon, the wisest man ever except for Jesus said: Life and death are in the power of the tongue, Pv 18:21. 

Pv 13:3 ¶  He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Pv 15: 1 ¶  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Pv 15:4 ¶  A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

 

Pv 16:24 ¶  Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

 

James, the Lord’s half brother wrote: Jas 3:2  For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

 

James describes the tongue like a rudder on a ship; which though little turns a huge vessel where ever the pilot wants.

Or like the bridle bit on a horse that turns the powerful animal which ever way the rider wishes.

Ja 3:5  Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

6  And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

7  For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

8  But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

9  Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

10  Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

We are to listen to the Spirit within us and be guided in what we say.  Quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath, Jam 1:19.

Sower

 

It is very fortunate that the Holy Spirit included this parable and explanation in the synoptic gospels for us.

Mk 4:3  Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

4  And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

5  And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth:

6  But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

7  And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8  And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred.

9  And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

10  And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.

11  And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

12  That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Jesus here is explaining the importance of receiving God's Word, believing it, and using it in your life. All of this involves speaking the Word by faith.

13  And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?

14  The sower soweth the word.

15  And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

16  And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

17  And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.

18  And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

19  And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20  And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

So here is the roots for our faith, God’s Word. Paul tells us that the faith we have comes by hearing the Word of God, Rm 10:17.

 

When God’s Word is in you, you will speak it, for as we have seen “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”

 

It is important to speak what the Word says over whatever mountains you are facing. All was created by God’s Word, and when you speak the Word over a circumstance, it will change to conform to the Word.

Rm 4:16  Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

17 ¶  (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

18  Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.

19  And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara’s womb:

20  He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21  And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22  And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

Abraham was known as the friend of God. God had cut the blood covenant with him long before the covenant of the law. Very similar to the Grace covenant of the New Testament written in the blood of Jesus Christ, Abraham believed God, and God counted that to him for righteousness. Notice that Abraham acted in faith as he learned from God and called things that are not as though they were. We as Christians must do the same today to be victorious in this life.

Do not let the devil fool you into thinking that your prayers are not effective.  “The effectual fervent  prayer of a righteous man avails much”, Ja 5:16b

James example here is of Elijah:

16  Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

17  Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

So what was this effectual fervent prayer that Elijah prayed?

In 1 Kings we read about the story of King Ahab, Jezebel, and Elijah. Ahab was evil, and so was his Queen Jezebel. She had 850 prophets that worshiped a demon god, Baal. Elijah was sent to be a prophet to Israel and because of the evil actions of the government, he went straight to Ahab and confronted him about that. Ahab was not receptive and Elijah said;

1 Ki 17:1 ¶  And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

As James said, it did not rain in Israel for 3 ½ years.

The point is this: your faith, your belief in God and His Word, are put forth from speaking. You as a speaking spirit have tremendous power in your words. Elijah spoke as God's representative. His "prayer" was a statement that God honored.

 

Back to Abraham, Abraham’s obedience to God’s direction brought about the sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham’s promised son. Abraham was speaking God’s Word in his life, following what he learned from God. Basically, God gave the earth to Adam, Satan stole Adam’s dominion by deceiving Eve. God had to institute the sacrifice of animals to keep His Word about death and sin without killing Adam. God cut the blood covenant with Abraham and this bound God and Abraham allowing God interaction on this planet for man’s benefit. The obedience of Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac at God’s command, was what it took to set the covenant in place for God to offer His only son, Jesus, for all mankind. The intent was enough and God stopped the sacrifice of Isaac, but the result of this was, forgiveness and Salvation for man.

 By words, God had set in place the taking back of the earth’s dominion from Satan through Jesus. We, the Church are part of this process as the body of Christ.

Speaking to the Rock

 

We have seen in this study that speak in Hebrew is debar which when broken down means; speaking is the door to the Son.

 In Ex 17 at the beginning of the Exodus from Egypt, we see that God sent Moses to strike the “rock” in Horeb to bring Israel water to drink because they murmured against Moses and God.

Rock here is the Hebrew word zur which means boulder. This was done with Moses’ rod with which he had turned the Nile to blood, and parted the Red Sea. It was a rod of judgment. This story is a type representation of Jesus being smitten at the cross to bring forth the water of life by His passion and sacrifice. Jesus fulfilled the law in all ways and delivered us from the law of sin and death into the law of righteousness, Rm 8:1-2.

In Nu 20 at the close of the 40 years in the wilderness, once again the people murmured and God sent Moses and Aaron to the “rock” to speak to it and the LORD would bring forth water for the congregation. Rock here is the Hebrew word Sela which means cliff or the high place and strong hold of Jehovah. 

This was the command of the Lord to take Aaron’s rod which is the rod of the High Priest and had shown the miraculous power of God by budding, blooming, and producing almond fruit all at once; and once at the Rock, there to speak to the Rock and the Rock would bring forth water. This story is a type of the risen Jesus, who brings us the Holy Ghost when we ask (speak to) the Father by Jesus Name as His children, Lk 11:13. Jesus is our High Priest, and as Aaron’s rod was cut off and placed into the Ark of the Covenant. Jesus was Himself cut off from the living as a human and raised from the dead as King forever. The Ark itself is a representation of Jesus our Lord.

 

(Note: Moses was impatient with the people and took Aaron’s rod and stuck the cliff twice. God still brought forth water, but Moses and Aaron lost the leadership to bring the people to the Promised Land because he did not sanctify God in front of the people and speak to the rock.)

We have seen that the Hebrew word for speak is debar דבר. The Hebrew word for wilderness is midbar מדבר, this is adding one letter, mem, to the front of debar. Meaning: the way out of the wilderness is to speak to the Son.

Rm 10:8  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 9  That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

I bring this scripture out again because not only is speaking the way that we receive salvation, but it is the way that we receive everything in this life, good or bad. We want to speak God’s Word for if you speak it in your mouth, it will get into your heart. Our confession brings God’s promises to pass.

1 Cor 4:13  We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;…

Paul is talking here about the Christian way of life, the Glory of God in you through Christ Jesus.

Rom 5:17  For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one (Adam); much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.

 

God’s Word is never void, and accomplishes His will. Be part of that. Let God’s Word be in your heart and mouth and be victorious as a child of the King.

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