FAITH CAPSULE: Engage the word to disallow the world from grounding you.
John 1
Engage the word of God not the world. The word of God is described, “For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”(Acts 4:12) Are you engaging more of God’s word or the world? If engaging the word of God becomes man’s priority, getting heaven’s attention shall become man’s portion. Living the word of God and not only become conversant quoting the word is what it means to be engaging the word of God.God shall not violate His word. He promised in Isaiah 55:11, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
Is your time for the world overtaking your time for the word of God? If your answer is yes, it is evident that your living life demands a serious readjustment. God says His word will not return back to Him void why not turn and engage the healing word of God more than the wicked world? The psalmist records, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20) God already sent His word and He is still sending His word to those who make the choice to engage His word. Healing, deliverance, preservation, provision, is in the word of God and the world does not have any better thing to offer compare to the word of God.
The Apostle Paul admonished, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.” Engaging the word of God for man to be established and become untouchable in the face of the wicked world is the way to live life. Engage the word and allow the word to build you. It will be impossible for someone that is not answering to the word of God to be expecting the word to answer on his/her behalf.
The word of God cannot fail and will not fail. Man can make all the noise quoting the word but a failure to put on the word as a coat (garment) will cause man to be naked and exposed to the wicked world. Also, when the word is not sinking into man’s life faith will not rise. Engage the word; stop sinking but start to swim in the word of God so that faith will rise. Disallow the power of this world from grounding you; take cover in the word of God.
Prayer for today: Ask God for grace to constantly engage His word with understanding.