Being Framed by the Word or World

UV 1099/10,000 Being Framed by the Word or the World

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.


Hebrews 11 v 3


Faith enables us to understand what our minds cannot understand. Science that is a product of our minds can never explain how the world and all in it were brought into being. The entire universe was brought into existence by the Word of God. The invisible thoughts of God became visible things. Faith is the process of calling out the visible out of the invisible. Faith implies that all those things that cannot be seen hold such a significance in our hearts and souls that the things that can be seen either pale into insignificance or acquire a new meaning. Since the entire world or the universe is formed and framed or governed by the word of God, we can find in the Word the ruling principles of life. We need to make our lives compatible or conforming to these principles of life.

One of the ruling principles of life discovered from the above uni-verse is that the material pursuits of mankind are subordinated or subject to the invisible or spiritual pursuits of mankind. We need to give priority to the unseen God, His unseen Kingdom with the help of the Word that we can see, read and understand. We call into being in our lives many things based on what we focus our attention and minds on. We can call into our lives grace, power, healing, deliverance and multiple blessings and breakthroughs by placing our faith in the specific words of God related to what we are seeking. On the contrary, when we call a project or task we are undertaking a disaster, we are calling a disaster to us like a man calls a playful puppy to him. We too have been given a God-like power to call into being with our words many thing into visible reality out of the invisible reality, into palpable experience what was only a perception before. A person who conforms to the principles of this seen world is working it the reverse way: from the seen to the unseen. To such a person, riches are more significant than invisible truths, physical pleasure is more vital than a future blessing or curse, consumption is more important than contribution. He is framed by a world-view of chance or fate. The person who is framed by the Word is governed by faith and choice.

Since the entire universe is framed or surrounded or held together or governed by the Word of God, it is best for each individual to have his or her life also framed by the word of God. We will be able to understand mysteries that elude the most brilliant scientists of the world. We will be able to fathom the depth of the meaning of life that has not been captured by the greatest philosophers of history. We will be enabled to enjoy the riches of the great promises of God that neither the intellectual nor the elite have access to. To be framed by the Word implies in practical terms that we start each day meditating on it, meditating on different aspects of the Word right through all the waking hours, applying our understanding of it to the visible and known challenges, tasks and goals of our lives as well as relationships and communication. To be framed by the Word means that it sets the intellectual, relational , emotional and spiritual boundaries of our lives. Within those limits we have great freedom. Beyond, we are again subjecting ourselves to the world of chance and fate. The alternative to being framed by the Word is to be framed by the enemy of our souls, the accuser, the impoverisher, the accuser, the tempter. If we are not framed by the Word, we will be framed by the world. If we love the Word, we will not love the world. If we love the world, we will not love the Word. If we love the Word, we will love God. If we love God, we will love the Word.

Prateep V Philip