Devotion 108

Mat 12:34-37
(34) O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
(35) A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
(36) But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
(37) For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Mat 17:20
(20) And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

There are 4 ways how we shape the world around us and produce things in our lives. They are:
1. Our Vision (what we see)
2. Our Faith (what we believe as being the truth)
3. Our words (what we speak in our everyday talk)
4. Our actions (what we do)

We believe something or experience something in our hearts, we speak it and we put energy into achieving it. What we believe comes from within us, from the heart. If we believe and think the wrong things we will produce words from those evil things which we think in our hearts. We produce unbelief, sickness and negativity because that is what we have been programmed to do by this world. The more we hear these negative words around us the more they program our hearts because the scriptures say that “faith comes by hearing”. As much as faith in God’s ability comes by hearing the Word of God there is also negative faith that comes by hearing negative reports from people around us or from the media.

God wants us to produce His life in this world and in order for that to happen our hearts need to beat like His so that we can speak like Him and act like Him. The fact is that He already placed that ability in each human being and Jesus redeemed that ability 100%. All of us who are “in Christ” are also partakers of His nature according to Col 2:9-10 and we have full access to His mind and His ability. It is “inside us” and not something we should search for externally. The Spirit in us cries Abba, Father.

Now, in order for us to experience that “nature of God” in us we need to look in the mirror of His Word. We need to make the time to sit with the Father, read His Word and allow His Spirit to reveal this truth to us. As we do that we will see the reality of our redeemed state and sin (lies) will lose its grip on our lives. Our hearts will then produce living water that will flow from our lips and guide our actions. The end result of that will be love-based words, faith that moves mountains, and works of ministry done by the saints. The works of ministry should be the result of the revelation that we are reconciled to God – not because we feel sorry or under pressure by the laws of the scriptures. We are free to serve; we don’t serve to achieve freedom.

Looking into the mirror of religion (the church traditions of man) will place you in bondage under the law. Looking into the mirror of the news media will place you under the burden of fear and anger and looking into the mirror of most TV programs will place you under the burden of lust, greed and all kinds of evil. Looking into the perfect law of freedom (James 1:25) will set you free!!

SUMMARY: Look into the mirror of the Word and see that Christ reconciled you to the Father. Accept this into your being and allow the Spirit to minister that revelation to you. Let the Spirit lead you to reveal His love to your neighbors and use His faith to achieve the impossible. Let the Spirit that designed Eden turn your broken world into an Eden.