Topic:
Where To Base Our Judgment (Part 5)
Continued from the last
episode-
So, when one is up in a situation and he or she
understands the fact that the Word is a sure tool in dealing with issues he or
she will be very much at home with the issue(s) because his or her platform is
the Word which never fails. In the book of Jeremiah, God asked this question “Is
not my word like as a fire? saith the
LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” This rhetoric
question is a reminder to the people of Israel about the capability of His
Word. Let’s decipher what this means a little bit- The Word is like a hammer,
this statement is a means or a way to compare what the Word is at the surface,
because really nothing can be compared to the Word. The Word being like a
hammer means that it can be used in a way hammer is being used. Hammer is a
tool to break something that is hard and to penetrate hard object into another
object.
Now, consider this, the statement above implies that if
one is in a situation, he or she can use the Word of God to break the making
and substance of that situation into pieces. Assuming the situation is a
stumbling block, it is the Word that can be used to evacuate it out of the way,
even the hardcore type. It is the Word one can use to penetrate and permeate
God’s will for one in a situation. This process requires that one continues to
speak the Word over the situation as often as desired and in a little while,
the situation will definitely melt. This can only be possible because the Word
is the hammer that can destroy any situation in one’s life. Remember, there are
objects you can hit once and it scatters and there are some you need to hit
again and again before the bond holding its substance is broken. So, some
situations in one’s life are like that.
Again it says that the Word is like as a fire. Now we
understand what fire is like, we know that even the hardest substance or object
melts in the presence of fire. This statement is implying that no matter how
hard the situation may have appeared, it is subject to the heat of fire. So the
Word is the fire that has the ability to melt situations no matter how hard
they may be on the surface. So a believer who is using the Word to fight
against any situation in his or her life should have it in mind that the Word
which he or she applies on the situation will definitely break and consume the
situation. This assurance is because the Word is like hammer and fire which
breaks and burns situations.
Sometimes, there is this scenario where it does as if one
is applying the Word and the situation seems to linger, instead of it diminishing
it’s expanding. And here one may be thinking that the Word is not effective, since
the situation is not responding to it by disappearing from the scene. One thing
that should be in the mind of every believer while tackling situation is that
believers doesn’t walk by what they see but by what the Word says. Now, this is
called faith. See what the bible says in Corinthians: (For we walk by faith,
not by sight) 2 Corinthians 5:7. This implies that as believers we do not look
at the surface and the surface cannot form our bases in making decision as regards
to any situation that comes up in our lives. This is important and it is good
that we understand that situations are like a mirage and that they have
apparent natures as a result they are not what they appear to look like on the
surface.
An understanding of this very vital fact will definitely
help the believer to guard his loins while standing against situation in his or
her life. This is because when one focuses on what one has seen on the surface,
the hugeness and vastness of the situation will carry one away from one’s
position. And at this point in time it is easy for the situation to overthrow
that particular individual hence a believer should avoid the temptation of
walking by sight and stick his or her gaze and focus on the Word. However,
again it is good to state that what makes a believer to lose ground while fight
against any situation in his or her life is when a believer has not really
understood who God has made him or her to be.
To be continued…..
Till I come your way again, keep on basking in the Arena
of Indubitable Truth!
Chukwuemeka C. Asiegbu
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