The Sustaining Word
In the book of Genesis=
we
find the phrase “God said” seven times in referen=
ce
to creation.
Seven represents the
perfection of God.
God’s spoken wor=
d has
creative ability.
John 1:1
In the beginning was t=
he
Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NKJV)
John 1:14
And the Word became fl=
esh
and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begot=
ten
of the Father, full of grace and truth. (NKJV)
Hebrews 1:3
who being the brightness of His glory and the ex=
press
image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, whe=
n He
had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on
high,(NKJV)
This is referring to J=
esus
upholding all things b=
y the
word of His power
By His powerful word, =
(word
of His power-- meaning His efficient command)
He bears up the pillar=
s of
the universe.
The existence of all t=
hings
depends on His sustaining word
Upholding all things your next heart beat and next
breath are dependent of the sustaining power of His word.
Psalm 33:9
For He spoke, and it w=
as
done; He commanded, and it stood fast. (NKJV)
When He gave order, He
required the universe to appear
Because His word also =
has
sustaining power, He speaks and it stands fast
Colossians 1:17
And He Himself existed
before all things, and in Him all things consist (cohere, are held
together).(AMP)
All of nature would bu=
rst
and break into pieces if not for the sustaining power of His word.
Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers, the flower fades, But the wor=
d of
our God stands forever."(NKJV)
Remember in the book of Genesis that God had giv=
en
dominion and authority to Adam.
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "=
All
authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.(NKJV)
Jesus is making the statement that He has all po=
wer
and authority, through what He accomplished on the cross He took back=
the
dominion and authority from Satan.
Ephesians 1:22-23
And He has put all things under His feet and has
appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship
exercised throughout the church], Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who
fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes
everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself]. (AM=
P)
Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who
fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes
everything complete
We are in effect the body of Christ carrying on =
His
work on this earth through the power and authority He gave to us as believe=
rs
Luke 10:19
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on
serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing sh=
all
by any means hurt you.(NKJV)
If Jesus words have sustaining power then so do =
our
words when we stand in the authority that He gave us.
Two words are translated word in the New Testame=
nt
that refer to the Word of God.
Logos- &n=
bsp;
The written recorded word of God, but also the sayings of God.
A portion of scripture can become a Rhema word for your particular situation
If Jesus has given us authority in the words tha=
t we
speak how does this work?
1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of
God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God suppl=
ies,
that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong
the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.(NKJV)
If anyone speaks, let him speak as the
oracles of God. The Greek wor=
d for
oracle meaning the word or utterances of God.
If anyone ministers, let him do it as with=
the
ability which God supplies
When we speak to situa=
tions
or mountains as the utterances of God we speak a Rhema=
word to our situation
When we do that there =
is a
supernatural increase in faith
Why
Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by the word of God.(NKJV)
The Greek word for wor=
d is Rhema.
Faith comes by hearing=
and
hearing by the utterance of the living voice of God.
So when we speak to
mountains or situations we speak with anointing speech
Speaking a Rhema word to our situation or mountain which is turn increases our faith.=
Remember in Mark chapt=
er 11
Jesus had cursed the fig tree.
In verse twenty-two he=
says have
faith in God.
Mark 11:23
For assuredly, I say t=
o you,
whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and d=
oes
not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done=
, he
will have whatever he says.(NKJV)
When we speak we place=
a
requirement on the mountain.
Remember that the smal=
lest
known particle is a sine wave or sound wave
deposited by God during
creation.
God spoke everything i=
nto
existence except man.
Romans 4:19
And not being weak in =
faith,
he did not consider his own body, already dead (since he was about a hundred
years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.(NKJV)
How can we not doubt i=
n our
heart. By
having more faith
Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;(NKJV)
The sword of the Spirit
which is the Rhema =
of
God.
The word of God spoken=
into
the heart of the believer for a particular situation.
The sword of the Spiri=
t is
the only offensive weapon we have.
The sword of the spiri=
t or
the Rhema word is o=
nly
effect when it goes forth.
Our faith advances by
hearing and hearing by the word or rhema of God=
.
The word destroys the
position of the enemy allowing our faith to advance
Speaking
To mountains
Speaking as the uttera=
nces
of God causes an increase in faith.
We actually possess the
substance of things hoped for.
We actually have the
evidence of things not seen.
We have a conviction of
their reality.
God
said to Ezekiel can these bones live---Ezekiel said O Lord God you kn=
ow
God told him to prophe=
cy to
the bones.
When we speak to mount=
ains
and situations we are prophesying to our situation.