The only way to grow into the mature sons and daughters of God we were created to be, is learning to trust in His Word. The less we trust in God's Promises, the less strength we have to receive what He Promised. Although all of His Promises are "Yes and Amen in Christ Jesus," they must be received by faith in those Promises. We've become new creations and the Blessing of Abraham came on us the moment we received Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We don't "try" to be Blessed, but are already Blessed.
In Heb.4:2(Amp), God speaks to those in the Wilderness and to us today, saying, "Therefore, While the Promise of entering His Rest still holds and is offered today, let us be afraid to distrust it lest any of you should think he has come too late and has come of reaching it." This is one of the Promises Paul writes about in 2Cor.1:20(Amp), which says, "For as many as are the Promises of God, they all find their Yes answer in Him (Christ). For this reason we also utter the Amen (So be it) to God through Him, in His Person and by His Agency to the Glory of God."
Like those in the Wilderness, this can be said about us today. Heb.4:2(Amp) says, "For indeed we have had the Glad tidings (Gospel of God), proclaimed to us just as truly as they, the Israelites of old did when the good news of deliverance from bondage came to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them because it was not mixed with faith."
How much faith have we mixed with all of God's Promises, He has bestowed upon us today? We develop the new creation man/woman, by developing faith in God's Word and Promises, so we can enter into His Promises. When we were born-again by faith in God's Promise through Jesus, all of these Promises came into our new being. 1Pet.2:2(Amp) says, "Like newborn babies you should crave (thirst for, earnestly desire) the pure, unadulterated Spiritual milk (of the Word), that by it you may be nurtured and grow into complete salvation.
Our salvation was complete when we were born-again by the Word of God, but we must grow into the completeness of it by receiving the Promises it holds for us, BY FAITH. One of the first things we do with our newborn baby, is teach them to talk. When we are born-again, we're to learn how to talk, by listening to our Heavenly Father and speaking His Word as He teaches us to speak. John3:34(Amp) tells us about the earthly ministry of Jesus, saying, "For since He Whom God has sent speaks the Words of God (proclaims His Own Message), God does not give Him His Spirit sparingly or by measure, but boundless is the Gift God makes of His Spirit."
Do we speak God's Own Word or do we speak contrary to His Promises? Do we mix faith in and trust in His Promises or do we listen and trust in what the world and tradition tell us? We must mix faith with the words we speak concerning God's Promises. Charles Capps wrote a small book about mixing faith in the Promises of God, where he called the tongue, "the mixer." The people God delivered from Egypt spoke contrary to God's Promise and didn't mix faith in what He said, which resulted in their dying in the Wilderness and not entering His Promised Land (Rest).
The teachings about, "Saying what God says," have been made available to the Body of Christ. Those in the Wilderness trusted in the words of ten spies, instead of what God said. The words spoken from the mouths of the new creation children of God, carry power to deliver or to stay in the Wilderness. This teaching got lost to many of God's children, because we didn't want to hear it or didn't understand it. It's difficult to receive the Promise of healing for our body, when we say, "God made me sick." Many believe that God's Promises have passed away. We know that God's Word will never pass away, because it's forever settled in Heaven and is Eternal. God's Word is True.
If we're to receive all that Jesus has done for us and all of God's Promises, then we must mix faith in His Promises and order our words to line up with Him. We can't continue speaking contrary to God's Word and expect Him to honor it. Psalm12:3-4(Amp) says, "May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and The tongues that speak proud boasting Those who say, with our tongues we prevail, our lips are our own to command at our will, who is lord and master over us?"
When we speak contrary to God's Promises, we're saying that "God's Word isn't true" and that "It doesn't matter what we say." Our Father teaches us to speak, just like an earthly father teaches hi baby to speak, by listening to what they hear. One can know what is spoken in a home, by listening to what children speak. The children might not understand the meaning of their words, but they speak what they hear.
We're to speak the Words our Heavenly Father speak. This is the language of the new creation and the language of God's Kingdom. God's Word rules over all things and when we keep our tongues and mouths filled with His Word, then He can bring them to pass in our lives. God won't bring His Promises to pass in our lives, when we disagree with them and declare, "They're not for us today." We must check the words we speak and refuse to speak words that don't line-up with God's Promises.
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