The Creative Word

UV 1421/10,000 The Creative Word
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Psalm 107 v 20

The Psalms were written, compiled and published that our lives would be like a song, a song of praise- enjoyable for both God and mankind. God is not a joy-killer but a joy-giver. He wants us to be filled with joy to the point where we overflow hope of joy to others. In this uni-verse, the Psalmist testifies that God sent His word and healed them. Jesus is referred to metaphorically by John in his gospel as the Word. God sent Jesus and healed a variety of people of a variety of afflictions, diseases and problems. He is a great problem-solver as He proved to be at the marriage of Cana saving the hosts a great deal of permanent embarrassment. When we have a problem, a predicament that puzzles us, an illness that weakens us, we need to invite Jesus into that situation. He is both Adonai and Deliverer. The Word says, “ I am the God who healeth thee” in present continuous tense. We should not look for Him only when we fall sick or face a particular problem for we are not time-servers but consistent God-servers. The apt or “rhema” word for our deliverance or healing is available but there is a “server-error” that needs to be confessed and repaired. Our afflictions will then be mended and ended.


The word “ destructions” used uniquely in plural in scripture refers to the whole gamut of challenges, difficulties, troubles, problems and afflictions we face in life. Some of these come into our life as we invite them by our thoughts, words or actions and reactions or even inaction. We press our own self destruction buttons unwittingly when we give the enemy of our souls- satan, permission to meddle in our affairs. Faith is the opposite of fate. When we say we are governed by fate, we succumb to that belief. We lose control over the direction and events of our lives. When we affirm our faith in Jesus, we are saying that He is in control . He may appear to be sleeping but as long as He is in the boat in which we are travelling, we can look the storm in the eye and speak with words of authority that Jesus has clothed us with, “ Be calm”.

The Lord enlightens us with the light of the living. The light of life is in His Word. His Word runs swiftly, faster than the speed of light. It is all powerful. It is effective. It traverses great distances. It is the panacea for all our ills if we yield our wills to it. It is medicine for our wounds. It is the balm for the pain of our bodies, minds and souls. Some issues, problems, challenges, afflictions are allowed to happen in our lives for a work of character formation or re-shaping by the Lord. Moses used a brass staff to symbolise the effectiveness of the Word against all the attacks of the serpent that symbolises the common enemy of our souls as the Word uses a “back to the brass tacks” or practical approach to the issues of heart, health, life on earth and beyond. The Word delivers our souls from the power of the grave. The power of the grave is to keep our souls from living forever in the presence of the Creator-Redeemer-God. Our faith in Jesus and His Word redeems us from this power and enables us to live in the land of the living forever and experience His goodness in all aspects of our lives. Yet why are so many subject to such great oppression all their lives? The reason is too few are seeking His wonderful counsel on a daily and continuous basis. They seek their own lights and suffer the torment, the anguish, the pain when all the time Jesus the Wonderful Counsellor is free and ready with His words of wisdom, counsel and healing that will set us free from destructions.

Prateep V Philip