THE SPOKEN WORD AND MOUTHPIECES (PART 1)
“..I am (the WORD) in the
Father (God, the HOLY SPIRIT), and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
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You
are an EARTHEN VESSEL or physical body and you have the INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT
within you. The bible says the INDWELLING HOLY SPIRIT is liken unto a TREASURE. “ …[you]…have
this treasure in [your]…earthen
vessel (body)...” (2
Corinthians 4:6-7 KJV).
God, the HOLY SPIRIT “DOES” -
whatever God, the WORD SPEAKS – without FAIL; “EVERY”
single time!! “…I change NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV).
“…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “… I AM HOLY…”
(1 Peter 1:14-16 KJV). “…these three (god’s thoughts, word,
actions) agree in (within) one (one god)…” (1 John 5:8 KJV).
It is through AGREEMENT that God’s
WORD (spoken or unspoken) come TOGETHER with His ACTIONS to POWERFULLY CREATE
“ALL THINGS!” “…All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being
that has come into being …
(John 1:1-4 NASB).
The BIBLE ASSURES US THAT “ … [God’s] WORD (spoken or unspoken) … SHALL ACCOMPLISH (through
the ACTIONS of the Holy Spirit) that which [GOD] please[s], and it SHALL PROSPER (through the ACTIONS of the
Holy Spirit) in the thing whereto [God] sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV).
God
says, I “…am WATCHING over my word (spoken or unspoken) to
PERFORM it (through the ACTIONS of the Holy Spirit)…” (Jeremiah
1:12 NASB).
IN Ezekiel 37 it is EASY to SEE how GOD’S
WORD, when SPOKEN, through the mouthpiece of an earthen vessel,
ACTIVATES the POWERFUL WORK or ACTIONS of the HOLY SPIRIT. “…Prophesy (BE the MOUTHPIECE),
[Ezekiel SPEAKS God’s WORD]… and say to [THE DRY
BONES]. This is what the Sovereign Lord says…” (Ezekiel 37 NIV). REPEAT what God SAID.
It doesn’t matter the MOUTHPIECE that is
USED to SPEAK God’s WORD. The power inherent in God’s WORD is ACTIVATED whenever
IT is SPOKEN.
Further,
Whoever - by faith or by depending upon god - SPEAKS the Word of God
ACTIVATES the POWERFUL works or actions of the HOLY SPIRIT.
This is the WORD of God Ezekiel, the mouthpiece, was inspired to
SPEAK. “…‘My people …I will PUT my SPIRIT in you and you will LIVE …Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord...’”
(Ezekiel 37 NIV).
“…As [Ezekiel, the
mouthpiece]… was prophesying (SPEAKING GOD’S WORD), there was a noise
(The Holy Spirit started DOING the WORK), a rattling sound, and THE BONES CAME TOGETHER, BONE TO BONE. [Ezekiel,
the mouthpiece]… LOOKED, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin
covered them … [then]… BREATH
ENTERED THEM; they came to LIFE and STOOD UP on their feet—a vast army… I HAVE DONE IT, declares the Lord…’” (Ezekiel 37 NIV).
“…I HAVE DONE IT,
declares the Lord…’”
(Ezekiel 37 NIV). “…the Father (God, the Holy Spirit) that dwelleth in
me, he doeth the works (the Holy Spirit doeth the works
or displays God’s power) …” (John 14:10 KJV).
The FATHER’s WORD “is” POWER.
“…THERE ARE
THREE that bear record in
heaven, the
Father (GOD), the
Word (JESUS), and the Holy
Ghost (POWER): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
The POWER of GOD’s WORD … is “CLEARLY SEEN in EZEKIEL chapter 37.” “…Since
the creation of the world God’s …[POWER]… have been CLEARLY SEEN, being UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT
HAS BEEN MADE …” (Romans 1:20 NIV). “… [THE BONES] …came to LIFE…’” (Ezekiel 37
NIV). “ … BREATH ENTERED THEM; they … STOOD UP on their feet—a
vast army... I HAVE DONE IT, declares the Lord…’” (Ezekiel 37 NIV).
AGAIN, “… THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED at God’s command (his WORD) … what we now
SEE (ALL THINGS) did not come from anything that
can be SEEN (the WORK of the Holy Spirit)…” (Hebrews 11:3 NLT). “…BY THE WORD of the Lord (his spoken word) the heavens were made (by the WORK of the Holy Spirit),
And by the breath of His mouth all their host…” (Psalms 33:6 NASB).
Earthen vessels, who SPEAK God’s WORD over their situations and
circumstances in life depend upon the HOLY SPIRIT to “DO” the WORK to change or
transform those situations or circumstances. “…God anointed (set apart)
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit (the
DIVINE nature; God, the Holy Spirit) and POWER (his WORD which activates his
WORKS), and …he
went around doing good and healing all ….because God (the father, the
word, & the holy spirit) was with him…”
(Acts 10:38 NIV). “…the Father that dwelleth in me (in JESUS, the WORD),
he doeth the works (the holy
spirit does the works) …” (John 14:10 KJV).
THE “WORD of God” spoken through the
mouthpiece of earthen vessels, activate THE WORKS of the HOLY SPIRIT! “… [The]
Good News about Christ (THE WORD)… It is
the power of God
at work, saving
(PERFORMING WORKS ON) everyone who believes
(WHO DEPENDS UPON HIS WORD)…”
(Romans 1:16 NLT).
God anoints (sets apart) earthen vessels “through” the indwelling Holy Spirit and with POWER
too. The Holy Spirit and POWER are ONE and the SAME. “…Stephen,
a man full
of God’s grace and POWER (the indwelling Holy Spirit), performed great wonders and signs among the people…”
(Acts 6:8 NIV). “…God did extraordinary MIRACLES (by the indwelling Holy Spirit) through Paul…” (Acts 19:11 NIV). “…I persevered in
demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and
MIRACLES (by the WORK of the indwelling Holy Spirit)…” (2 Corinthians 12:12 NIV). “…the Father that
dwelleth in me (or in his people ), he doeth (the Holy
Spirit doeth) the works [“in” and “through” them]…”
(John 14:10 KJV).
“…Now
God GIVES US many kinds of special abilities, but it is
the same HOLY
SPIRIT who is the SOURCE of them all. …it is the same God who does the work IN and THROUGH all of us who are his.
The HOLY SPIRIT
(that indwells within God’s people) DISPLAYS
God’s power THROUGH each of [them] … (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT).
“…I
am the Lord, the God of all flesh:
is there any
thing too hard for me?” (Jeremiah 32:27 KJV).
God’s Holy Spirit, which ALWAYS responds
to God’s WORD, dwells within his people. “…That great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with
everything good for doing his will, and may he work “IN US” what
is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ (THE WORD with
inherent POWER that activates THE WORKS of the HOLY SPIRIT)…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…It is God which worketh IN YOU (THROUGH his indwelling POWER) both to
will and to do of his good pleasure…”
(Philippians 2:13 KJV). “…the Father that dwelleth in [YOU], he doeth the
works (the holy spirit doeth the works)…” (John 14:10 KJV).
The WORD of GOD is SPIRIT. “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT…”
(John 6:63 KJV). “…God is not human
“…God is Spirit …Does he speak and then not act? Does he
promise and not fulfill…” (Numbers 23:19 NIV & John 4:24 KJV).
“…Not
one of all the LORD's good promises
… failed; every
one was fulfilled”
(Joshua 21:45 NIV). “…My counsel (MY WORD)…
SHALL stand, and I will do all my pleasure…” (Isaiah 46:10 KJV).
The MOST challenging part of being a
MOUTHPIECE for speaking God’s WORD is being certain of what the Word of God is
and is that WORD actually God’s Word.
IS THE BIBLE THE “WORD OF GOD?” JESUS is The
WORD of GOD. “… He (Jesus) had a
name written, that no man knew … his name is called The Word of God…”
(Revelation 19:12-13 NASB). The WORD of God is SPIRIT. “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT
…” (John 6:63 KJV). Thus, Jesus is also SPIRIT. “…The Lord
is that Spirit…” (2
Corinthians 3:17 KJV). God is Spirit. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). Jesus (the
word) is SPIRIT. “…The Lord is that Spirit…” (2
Corinthians 3:17 KJV). God is Spirit and Jesus, the Word is Spirit. “… I and my Father are ONE…”
(John 10:30 KJV).
The human words, translations, or versions are “not”
the SPIRIT. The Word of God
is “NOT” human. . “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT
…”
(John 6:63 KJV). “…God is not human
“…God is Spirit …Does he speak and then not act? Does he
promise and not fulfill…” (Numbers 23:19 NIV & John 4:24 KJV).
Like a HUMAN VESSEL is a MOUTHPIECE, so is
the BIBLE also for the WORD OF GOD (like a mouthpiece), whatever translation,
version, or language. A mouthpiece SPEAKS
at the command of the WORD of God. “…I have not spoken of
myself; but the Father which sent me (sent
the WORD), he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak…” (John 12:49 KJV).
The accuracy or power of God’s Word is NOT
based on or limited by human translations, versions, mouthpieces, or languages.
Accuracy and power is based on the WORD OF GOD’S inherent SPIRIT. “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they
ARE SPIRIT …” (John 6:63 KJV).
The reason the human translations,
versions, and languages are questioned because most people rely upon humanity
or human facts to give validity to God’s WORD. However, “…THE WORDS
THAT I (Jesus, the WORD of GOD) SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT…” (John
6:63 KJV).
Human facts are limited to human intellect. Human facts are based
on human wisdom gleamed from the natural world. Nonetheless, “…God is not human “…God is Spirit …Does
he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill…”
(Numbers 23:19 NIV & John 4:24 KJV).
There are a host of FACTS regarding God’s
WORD such as the hundreds of future prophecies the bible predicted and were
fulfilled. No other religious book has ever detailed these kinds of prophetic facts.
Also it’s verifiable record of different
events give credibility to the past like any other historical document. Archaeological
findings have provided biblical history with evidence that proves its various
recorded accounts.
Further, there are a host of FACTS that
verify the unity of the 66 books of the bible, written by different
mouthpieces, on different continents, who spoke different languages, from
different cultures, and over a period of 1500 years. The FACT of its UNITY gives
validity to its UNIQUE TRUTHS.
In addition, the FACT of its POWER to
TRANSFORM lives gives even more validity to its AUTHORITY over any other book
ever written. “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT…” (John 6:63 KJV).
GOD
used HUMAN VESSELS, throughout biblical history, as MOUTHPIECES to SPEAK his
WORD and RECORD his WORD. “…All scripture (The WORD
of God) is given by inspiration of God…” (2 Timothy 3:16 KJV).
“…The prophecy (WORD OF GOD) came not in
old time by the will of man: but holy men of God SPAKE as they were… MOVED BY THE HOLY
[SPIRIT]…” (2 Peter 1:21 KJV).
The WORD of GOD is PROOF that God actively
works “IN” and “THROUGH” human MOUTHPIECES to speak and display his POWER. “...There are many ways in which God works in
our lives, but it
is the same God who does the work in and through all of us who are his… … (1 Corinthians 12:4-11
NLT). “……the
[HOLY] SPIRIT DISPLAYS God’s power THROUGH each of us … … (1
Corinthians 12:4-11 NLT). “…It is God which worketh IN YOU both to
will and to do of his good pleasure…”
(Philippians 2:13 KJV). “…That great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with
everything good for doing his will, and may he work “IN US” what
is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ…” (Hebrews 13:20-21 NIV). “…the Father … doeth the works…” (John 14:10 KJV).
God PICKS and CHOOSES mouthpieces who are
WILLING to SPEAK his WORD as he INSPIRES them to DO so. “…I have not spoken
of myself;
but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak…” (John 12:49 KJV). “…THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK unto you, they ARE SPIRIT…”
(John 6:63 KJV).
Human vessels, who were mouthpieces for
the New Testament, were also used by God to SPEAK and RECORD his WORD.
SOME of these MOUTHPIECES SAW the WORD in
ACTION first-hand and they SPENT time with Jesus, the WORD of God, personally. “…Many have undertaken to draw up an account
of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down
to us by those who from the first were EYEWITNESSES and servants of the Word…”
(Luke 1:1-2 NLT). “….Forasmuch as many
have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which
are most surely believed among us, Even as they delivered them unto us, which
from the beginning were EYEWITNESSES, and ministers of the Word…”
(Luke 1:1-2 KJV). “…For we did not follow cleverly devised
stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,
but we were EYEWITNESSES of his majesty….”
(2 Peter 1:16 NLT). “…And we are witnesses of
all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in
Jerusalem…” (Acts 10:38-39 KJV).
MOUTHPIECES were human vessels who SPOKE
God’s WORD as they were INSPIRED or MOVED by the POWER of the Holy Spirit. “…For the prophecy came not in
old time by the will of man: but holy men of God SPAKE as they were MOVED BY THE HOLY
GHOST…” (2 Peter 1:21 KJV).
These MOUTHPIECES did
not speak from the origin of their own human minds or hearts, but were INSPIRED
or MOVED by the Holy Spirit. “..Men and
brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, WHICH THE HOLY GHOST BY THE MOUTH OF DAVID
SPAKE before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took
Jesus…” (Acts 1:16 KJV). “…But those things, WHICH GOD BEFORE HAD SHEWED BY THE MOUTH OF ALL
HIS PROPHETS, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled…”
(Acts 3:18 KJV).
They “…SPAKE as they were MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST…” (2
Peter 1:21 KJV). “Moved” implies they were EMPOWERED by the Holy Spirit as a
ship is MOVED along by the wind. “…We
have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed,
as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day
star arise in your hearts: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any
private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of
man: but holy men of God SPAKE as they were moved by the Holy Ghost…” (2
Peter 1:19-21 KJV).
Holy men, who were
MOUTHPIECES, spoke as they were moved by God, the Holy Spirit. They WERE his willing human vessels. “…Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled WHICH WAS SPOKEN OF THE LORD “BY” THE PROPHET,
saying…” (Matthew 1:22 KJV). “…And
was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled WHICH WAS SPOKEN OF
THE LORD “BY” THE PROPHET, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son…”
(Matthew 2:15 KJV).
“..Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, WHICH THE HOLY
GHOST BY THE MOUTH OF DAVID SPAKE before concerning Judas, which was
guide to them that took Jesus…” (Acts 1:16 KJV). “…But
those things, WHICH
GOD BEFORE HAD SHEWED BY THE MOUTH OF ALL HIS PROPHETS, that Christ
should suffer, he hath so fulfilled…” (Acts 3:18 KJV).
“…And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him,
and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders:
and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied,
and did not cease.…” (Numbers 11:25
KJV). “And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be
turned into another man…” (1
Samuel 10:6 KJV). “….And
when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God
came upon him, and he prophesied among them…” (1 Samuel 10:10
KJV). “…And Saul sent messengers to take
David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel
standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they
also prophesied….” (1 Samuel 19:20 KJV). “…And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he
went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah…” (1
Samuel 19:23 KJV). “…Before I formed thee in the
belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified
thee, and I
ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for
I am a child. But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a
child: for thou
shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou
shalt speak…”
(Jeremiah 1:6-8 KJV).
These prophets and mouthpieces spoke God’s
WORD strictly under the POWER of the Holy Spirit. God has the power to SPEAK through
human vessels and SUSTAIN the SPIRIT of his HOLY Words!! “…In him
(Jesus, the Word) ALL THINGS (including the SPIRIT of his
WORD)…hold together…” (Colossians 1:7 NIV). “… [God is]…sustaining ALL THINGS … by his powerful
word…” (Hebrews 1:3 NIV). “….Apart from Me (Jesus, God’s WORD), you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
The SPIRITUAL WORDS can NOT be reduced to
simply a book of pages, or a particular language, or a specific translation,
nor are they a reflection of the HUMAN mouthpieces that delivers them, yet MIRACULOUSLY
they SUSTAIN their inherent SPIRIT.
The sustained, holy, inspired WORD of God has
endured, in spite of flawed and corrupt humanity, for centuries. The WORD of
God is the power of God unto salvation.
The hard copy of the bible itself can be
destroyed, buried, burned, and hidden, but the inherent POWER of its spoken
message cannot be stopped, reduced, or contained.
From the 1st century until this
present day the POWERFUL message of God is still saving and transforming lives.
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…” (2 Timothy 3:16
KJV).
“…For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our
learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have
hope” (Romans 15:4 KJV). “Now
all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the
world are come” (1 Corinthians 10:11 KJV).
There are many versions
and translations of the bible. People question its authenticity, reliability,
and wonder if it can be trusted. I say “Yes it can.”
Even though much of the
original texts are lost, they were copied by dedicated people of God to the
highest possible degree of accuracy for human vessels. Nonetheless, God’s Word
is SPIRIT and the inherent POWER of its message is indestructible!
In addition, “the
Almighty God” is SO powerful - that in
spite of flawed humanity and the destructive enemies of the WORD - GOD, ALONE,
can continue to sustain the gospel message; transmitting it throughout the
generations. “…The Son
is ….sustaining
all things by his powerful word…” (Hebrews 1:3 NIV). “…Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words SHALL NOT
pass away…” (Matthew 24:35 KJV).
People are still being
saved, experiencing miracles, and being transformed. The bible, itself, has
been attacked, burned, denied, discredited, buried, hidden, debated, destroyed,
and crucified more than any other book in recorded history, yet it is still the
most published book to this day. “…my words SHALL NOT
pass away…” (Matthew 24:35 KJV).
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