Lay Hold of God's Word

The words of our mouth come out of our heart (spirit) and affect our lives.  The Bible tells us that “life and death are in the power of the tongue."  Are you speaking life or death?  Are you speaking blessing or curses?  Knowing how our words can affect us, our circumstances and the lives of others, we should be careful of the words that we allow to come out of our mouths. 

Proverbs 4:4-6 says, “Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands and you will live. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them. Do not forsake wisdom and she will protect you, love her and she will watch over you.”   

As you can see in Proverbs 4, we are to keep God’s Word in our heart (spirit man).  We are to obey His every word and live.  We are to seek out wisdom, which is the Word of God and by so doing, we will get understanding.   We are not to forget the Word of God and don’t move away from the Word of God.  If we keep wisdom (the Word of God), wisdom (the Word of God) will protect us.  If we love wisdom (the word of God), wisdom (the Word of God) will watch over us.

We get the Word of God by studying God’s Word.  As we study the Word of God, God will speak to us.  He will instruct us.  He will keep us.  He will protect us.  He will watch over us and guard us in every area of our lives.  Don’t let a day go by without spending time in God’s Word.  Study His Word and live.

When we lay hold of God’s Word and fill our hearts with His Word, blessing words will come out of our mouths.  We will begin to recognize words that are not of God.  We will begin to say only what God has said – Words of Blessings!

Words of Life

One of the fascinating things I love about God’s Word is that God’s Words gives us life.  God’s Word is so full of life and all we need to do is to study His Word and obey His Word and life comes.  Let’s take a deeper dive into what I have said.   First Proverbs 2:6 says, “For the Lord gives wisdom and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.”  So our first part is to get the Word of God.  And where do we get it?  It (God’s Word) comes directly from him (God).  When you open your bible each day and read it, you are receiving the Word of God.  

  

Proverbs 4:20-22 says, “My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight; keep them in within your heart, for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s hold body.”  God is talking here.  He is saying, hint, hint, children, if you want life and health, all you have to do is pay attention to my words and listen to my words (listening with the intent to do). 

Proverbs 3:1-2 says, “My son do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart for they will prolong your life many years and bring prosperity” and Proverbs 4:13 tells to “Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.”  As you can see, the Word of God can prolong your life, bring you prosperity and we are instructed by God to guard it well for it is our life. 

God’s Word is life.  Spend time daily reading and studying Gods Word.  God’s Word has promised us life, long life, health and prosperity.   Our life is like a vapor and we are only a breath away from death, so time spent with God is not wasted time, it is life.