Word's Worth

UV 4306/10000 Word’s Worth But Jesus replied, “ It is written and forever remains written, “ Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of God.” Matthew 4 v 4 Jesus, as the Author of life and of our faith knew and uncovered for all mankind the fundamental principles of life. In this uni-verse, Jesus countered the devil’s tempting words challenging Him to prove His deity by turning stone into bread. Jesus was extremely hungry as He had fasted for forty days and nights in the wilderness. The devil was trying to take advantage of a weak moment- a physical weakness due to lack of food for an extended period of time. Moses had likewise fasted for forty days and nights. The long fast was intended to both strengthen Jesus spiritually and to test Him. But Jesus replied to the tempter with the uni-verse. The verse implies that though we live physically and we need food and water to sustain us, what sustains us spiritually is the word of God. Every word from God counts. This is the reason that I have over the past eleven and three fourths of an year meditated, analysed every word in each uni-verse as the Spirit laid it upon my heart. Every word has life-giving, life-sustaining, life-enhancing power like nutritious food has as far as the body and its organs are concerned. Just as food contains even medicine and vitamins needed for the body in its various functions, every word in scripture contains and releases healing to our spirits and minds. Every word is part of the sharp edge of a spiritual sword or part of the strong base of a spiritual shield. The principles of life and of eternal life are contained in the word. We need to believe that every word in scripture is actually the utterance of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit, committed to writing by faithful men through the generations. We need to trust that God is able to do unto us as it is written in the word. We need to believe that Jesus is the ultimate word of God incarnated in flesh. It is in Him and through Him that our every inner need is met, satisfied, fulfilled. The hope of the promises of God, the authority of the commands of God, the anointing of the Holy Spirit are released in us as we intake the word. The word is the fuel that lights up our lives. We have an apt word for every situation in life. We need to meditate on each word and phrase and apply it to our lives. The word is the wisdom from above meant for our internal needs and our eternal needs, that is pure, serene, perfect. We need to treasure each word as if it is more valuable than pure gold. We need to taste each word as if it is sweeter and more delicious than wild honey. We need to handle each word carefully as if it is a sharp weapon. We need the help and training of the Holy Spirit to analyse and interpret the word correctly.