Walk
the Written Word
By Wayne
Clapp
God is not a man that He should lie. What
He says in His Word, He cannot contradict. If He contradicts
Himself, He is not God. If God promises in the Bible,
“I will never leave thee nor forsake thee”
then He will not. If we cannot trust His written Word,
how will we ever learn to trust word of knowledge, word
of wisdom, and discerning of spirits when they come.
The Word of God is the
only standard for godly living. Its presence in our
hearts functions like a lie-detector against the devil.
Filtering what comes to our minds through His wonderful
matchless Word can keep us from being deceived.
We learn to recognize
God’s voice because it flows with His written
Word?not just the letter of it, but the “spirit”
of it, also. Will it ever be condemning or disparaging?
I do not think so. Being Led By God’s
Power helps us figure out what scriptures
apply to what situations. Many times revelation will
come in the form of scripture.
Hebrews 4:12:
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper
than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing
asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart.
It is during our time
spent with God in His Word when we begin to learn how
God speaks to our hearts. God’s Word expressly
declares God’s will and lights our path so we
can walk with Him. There is no substitute for being
diligent to present ourselves approved unto God as workmen
who need not to be ashamed as we rightly divide the
Word of truth. When we know what the Word says, we know
what God wants us to do. When we know what the Word
says, we will be less likely to be surprised at His
direction via the revelation manifestations.
Do you remember the old
TVs with the fine tuning adjustment that surrounded
the knob that changed the channels? God’s Word
gets us on the right channel, and the manifestations
provide the “fine tuning” we need to tune
“the signal” of God’s will into focused,
concrete reality in specific situations.
For example, God’s
Word declares God’s will that we prosper and be
in health. We confess that promise from the Word of
God expecting to manifest health and prosperity. However,
when sickness occurs or financial decisions need to
be made, sometimes we need further information—specific
details, to bring God’s will to pass. Sometimes
the laying on of hands with the revelation and impartation
manifestations provides specific direction and deliverance
so we receive the wholeness God promised in His Word.
Sometimes we need more information about making a purchase
or an investment. We do the best we can to get as much
information as we can so we can make an intelligent,
informed decision, but God can provide further information
that is impossible for us to know by our five senses.
Then we can make the right decision and prosper as He
directs.
There is no way to
get around the importance of spending time with God in
His Word. God’s Word is revelation knowledge. The
more faithfully we do the written Word, the more frequent
the revealed word by revelation will become. When we do
what he has recorded in His written Word, God will fill
in the specifics that we need as we go. Life is certainly
an exciting adventure as we learn to walk with Him.
