When the word becomes flesh

[The Glory Unveiled]

And the Word became 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. ( John 1 :14 )

The Bible says, it is the spirit that counts, the flesh profits nothing (John6:63). But before the flesh can know the profiting of the Spirit experientially, the thing of profit must be converted to the state that the flesh can relate to, otherwise it wouldn’t mean much. When the word of God is crystalized–becomes flesh in the experience of men, then we can see the glory of God. The world will be robbed of the glory of God unless we get tired of just reciting the print of God’s word and start living in the realities of those words instead. The word of God must become flesh (reconciled with us at the level that the flesh can relate to) as a result of our solid faith, accentuated by an inward understanding and dealing of that truth. The spiritual realities we enjoy as believers is staged on the strength of our experiences with the word of God. John, says that they declare the things they had seen, handled and experienced of the word of life (1John 1:1). The world will benefit from the things of God’s word that we can handle or experience in a tangible way. This is why the world waits in anticipation for sons and daughters of God. The world will see the glory of God when our knowledge of God is tested and proven by life’s circumstances. Just like a dough of flour has no meaningful use in its raw state unless it is baked into bread or other pastries, the word of God that has not been made flesh in our interaction with it does not benefit us much. Brood over the word in faith until you can mingle with it as a material thing.

Prayer_Bead: Thank you, Lord of Lords. You whose words became flesh and dwelt among us in order to reveal your glory. Make your word as tangible as flesh in my experience.

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God is Intentional

[The Glory Unveiled]

So is My word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. ( Isaiah 55 :11 )

If there is a word that comes close to describing the intents of God, it is intentionality. God does not do things haphazardly. Before any word came out of the mouth of God, it would have had a stamp of “fruitful end” in the mirror of God’s omniscience. God would have seen the end of that word before He spoke it, so that it will not return to Him void. He does not leave things to chance. The intentionality of God forbids Him from acting in a way that will be described as “trial and error”. But we may think that the word of God sometimes fail (tarry) because due to no fault of God, we may not experience the revealed word. So what could the reason be? Often, the single thing that stops the manifestation or fulfilment of God’s word in our lives is unbelief on our part. Faith is the legal tender with which we are able to purchase (capture into reality) spiritual experiences. So, anytime we fail to see spiritual truth expressed in our lives even after the word of God has been revealed to us, we must not doubt the verity of God’s word but the strength of our faith in translating that truth into a physical experience. The word of God is always true, but is our faith always firm in the word?

Prayer_Bead: Father of unfailing speakings, you don’t speak in vain. Every syllable is carried to the letter. Thank you for your words to me. Help me to believe.

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Our title deed

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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ( Hebrews 11 :1 )

A man of God once said that, in the world of faith, the raw materials for achieving anything is nothing. It means we don’t necessarily need tangible materials to realise the tangible things we need. All we need is the immaterial ingredient called faith. Faith is the assurance we have of the fulfilment of God’s promises to us even when all the facts rally against that assurance. God, our father and example created this vast universe with nothing but a spiritual picture of it through words. God had the substance of what he wanted to see in existence in the eyes of his understanding, crafted by the reality of His nature. So that when He spoke, “let there be light,” He was not creating light but moving it from the unseen realm into the seen realm. Faith is a skill of translocation. It is a matter of teleporting realities from one location of realm to the other. All things existed in God and had their essence from Him. Before we could see everything we now see, they existed in God but in a realm that our physical entities cannot relate with. We can also act in faith because we have the spirit of God in us.

Prayer_Bead: Lord Jesus, thank you for the grace given to me to believe in you. Help me to transport realities from the realm that is not limited by time into time.

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Partnering for the promise

[The Glory Unveiled]

Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. ( Luke 1:36 )

Many times, great promises and wonderful prophecies fail to materialise largely due to an isolation crisis we develop. This is usually as a result of thinking that the promise or prophecy is unique to us or that we are alone in that situation. The fear of not having anyone who is experiencing our kind of situations; troubles or hardships can be very misleading. Often when we go through some rough times, we are deceived to believe that what we are experiencing is unique and peculiar to us. And on the strength of that ignorance and fear, the devil creates all sorts of thoughts which result in unhealthy attitudes that are able to sabotage the promise. Mary, the mother of Jesus found herself in a similar situation. An Angel had just appeared to her, telling her she was going to have a miracle baby. How could this be? She wondered. When we first encounter the miraculous, we are tempted to be doubtful because of fear of what if’s, how could this be’s and why me’s? But God be praised, often in times like that, God gives us a hope companion. Someone who is experiencing similar things as ourselves to urge us on. Mary had Elizabeth to urge her on and empower her. Look around, there is someone going through or has been through what you are experiencing. Contact your hope companions today and be strengthened in faith.

Prayer_Bead: Mighty God, the One who knows no impossibilities. Spirit of Wonders, wrought a wonder in me that will expose your glory to the world.

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The potency of God’s word

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“Is not my word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces? ( Jeremiah 23:29 )

The word of God is considered in the scripture above as analogous to fire and hammer. The properties of hammer and fire tell very much about what the word of God can do in and about our lives. Fire leaks up anything it comes into contact with. It burns, it heats up, it cooks, it refines, it transforms. Without fire, there are so many things that cannot be done likewise its presence brings about events and happenings which could not be undone.  And then we see hammer as a tool that breaks, bends, crushes, transforms, reshapes, grinds and destroys. If we reflect carefully, we will see that both fire and hammer have good and negative properties. The word of God is the power of God unto us for salvation, deliverance, Sanctification, empowerment, righteousness among others. The same word of God brings condemnation to anyone who does not believe. Jesus says he does not condemn but the word he speaks will condemn those who reject His word (see John 12:48). So we are either condemned or justified by the word of God we have become one with. There is power in the word for building and pulling down, setting up and crushing. Let us use the word, skillfully.

Prayer_Bead: Mighty Ruler, King of Kings, God of infallible speakings, every and anything that is inconsistent with your word in my life, let the hammer of your word break it. Let the fire of your word consume and refine my understanding.

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