7-3-2016 Weekly Message

This week’s meditation: Psalms 56:1-13

Word Scripture: Hebrews 1: 1-3

Title of sermon: The power of the words of God that created heaven and earth, and upholding those:  

          God had spoken  in various ways through the prophets four thousand  years. Finally He appeared to the earth in the form of person in the name of Jesus. He was the Word in the beginning, and was with God, and was God. He is appointed heir of all things that was taken by the Devil because of the sin of the first man. 

        God through Him made the world. He is the one who created all things by his words:  

” Let there be light: and there was light…And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it be divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above  the firmament…and it was so. And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and it was so….And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, and herb yielding seed, and the fruit  tree yielding fruit after  his kind….and it was so…”(Gen. 1:3-12)

        That’s right! It was the Lord Jesus Christ that said to create all things in the earth. God has given  his words that have the power of creation through the inspiration of the Holy Ghost unto his people of Israel as well as the children of God.

          God the Creator was manifested in flesh in the name of Jesus, and said himself, “The words that I spoken unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”(John 6:63). In other word, whosoever receive his word by faith shall see his spirit quickened.

         Apostle Paul testified of the dead spirit of all men from the birth: “And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.“(Ephesians 2:11 -3)

           The fact that the creating power of the Word of God is in every word given the word record for us are not just words on a piece of paper that will be a living word forever. The apostles were witness to this ability: ” For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” ( Hebrews 4:12)

” For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you..” (1 Peter 1: 24- 25)

           The scripture given unto us testifies Jesus unto us saying, He is the brightness of his glory, and express image of his person, and upholding all things by his word of his power without any mistake. And when his time is fulfilled, all the earth and heaven shall stand by his word:

” Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together.” (Isaiah 48:13)

             Jesus gave his disciple a very important words before he left the world. These words are for us too: Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me….  If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.“  “(John 15: 4,7).

          How they can abide in Him after Jesus leaves them? It was only possible for them to abide in him through having his words abide within them. Before the foundation of the world, God has chosen us in him  predestinating us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself. But our body  is still left in the world where the devil is reigning. We are not to forget that the devil is attacking the children of God without ceasing. This is the reason why we should abide in the words of God to have victory in the spiritual warfare until the day of Christ to come.

           The Apostle Paul, when he wrote to the church at Ephesus encouraged them for them from the prison so that they might be able to have victory in the spiritual warfare:

“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto, with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,“(Ephesians 6: 10-19 )

        God gives us understanding of how much we are fragile as worm in the world through the word unto the people of Israel spoken though prophet Isaiah: “Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith theLord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff“(Isaiah 41: 14-15).

          We live in the evil world in the appearances as fragile like a worm before the wicked. If we do not wear whole armor of God, we shall be ended up suffering in the trap of the Devil Therefore, we have to hide ourselves for the protection  in the word of God that is life and spirit. God teaches the foolish children of God  of the power of the word of God though a very small and fragile insect. It is the silkworm that gives us silk. The adult silkworms eats mulberry leaves as it  grows, and  out from its mouth, it pulls the silk constantly working tirelessly until it completely covers its bodies. In other words, it is to wear it until it wears the whole body armor before it becomes a flying moth to protect itself not to be eaten by the birds. In the same manner, we have to wear the whole armor of God without ceasing until the day of Christ leaving the world as  silkworms. Amen! Hallelujah!