Many Bible verses speak on the authority of the Word of God. When we declare it in faith, there is a weight, a substance, and heaviness released in our spirit that manifests through our lives. Scripture declared in faith through the inspiration and revelation of the Holy Spirit is backed by the Living Word, Jesus Christ. We become the expression of the will of God through Jesus, the Living Word.
Moses understood the power and effect of words inspired by God when he said in Deuteronomy 32:1–2 (NKJV),
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;
And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.
As soon as the living Word of God flows through us, there is a change in our surroundings, a shift in the atmosphere, and an anticipation of heaven and earth as the sons of God, and God’s authority through them, are revealed (Romans 8:19).
The power of God’s spoken Word brings quickening in spirit and refreshment, and it changes the need of any situation, surrendering the spirit realm to his authority and presence.
In Deuteronomy 32:3–4, Moses testifies to the greatness and faithfulness of God when he proclaims God’s name:
For I proclaim the name of the Lord:
Ascribe greatness to our God.
He is the Rock, His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice,
A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He.
There is power released through the declared Word of God. There is power in our proclamation of his name as we testify of his faithful love, mercy, and grace revealed through his covenant walk with us as individuals.
When we testify, the weight of the power of God’s presence as the I Am, and the authority of his Word over, in, and through our lives falls like dew in a parched land waiting on the revelation of people filled with fearless courage to conquer and reconcile the world to Christ, the Living Word, through the power of the Holy Spirit, and the word of our testimony.
On that note, let me testify!
In our household, we were taught from an early age to find our answers, needs, protection, and provision in the Word of God. Great emphasis was placed on praying, declaring, and proclaiming Scripture over circumstances as the Holy Spirit reveals. Infused in my personality and relationship with God, this has become a natural outflow of my daily life and ministry.
After every church meeting, the priestly blessing recorded in Numbers 6:24–26 is spoken over the congregation. On March 8, I blessed the congregation as usual with the priestly blessing and everything the Holy Spirit had laid on my heart.
Just as we were about to conclude, I declared Isaiah 43:1–5 (paraphrased) over them as part of the blessing: “Fear not, God has redeemed you; you belong to him. He knows you by name. When you go through the rivers, the water will not overwhelm you, and when you go through the fire, the flame will not kindle on you; you shall not be burned or scorched. . . .” In addition, I specifically said, “One translation says you will not even smell like fire— because God loves you!”
Two weeks later, we had a power outage after our Sunday church meeting. Someone from the neighborhood came around, checked on everyone, and switched the grid back on. Afterwards, we heard an explosion every so often, but with all the strange things happening around us regularly, we did not give much attention to it.
On Monday morning, March 24, I realized our power was still off. I went to the power box and could hear the meter running, so I went outside the premises where the box is located to see what the problem was.
Lo and behold, the live wire to the pole was cut through the grid cover as someone had attempted to steal it. The box was running with no feed, so I took a stick and dropped the switch to off. My mom, who was standing on the inside of the gate, was talking to me, and as I had the cover open with my one hand, I started to explain to her the problem, describing the melted wires. I continued conversing on a plan of action, when the next moment there was a BOOM! The power cable exploded with me standing about one foot from it and looking straight at the box.
I immediately closed the cover and looked at my mom, who was ashen white, asking me repeatedly, “Are you all right?”
Even as I was entering the premises again from another gate, my mom looked at me as if she could not believe what she saw, again asking, “Are you okay?” I assured her I was.
She said, “The flames were on you; I saw you burn. Are you sure you are okay?”
And then I said, “Mom, smell my clothes. I don’t even smell like fire.” As soon as I said that, I was overwhelmed by the memory and realization of the scripture I had declared over the congregation just two weeks prior.
When I went to pray in the afternoon, I knew that the Word of God was alive in me. It was not on my lips. It was not absorbed by my eyes. It was not logically analyzed by my mind. The Word of God was written in love by God on my heart.
I could have been blinded, badly burned, or worse, I could have died, but the Word of God, Jesus Christ, kept me. I do not have any way of expressing my heart’s gratitude for his saving grace over my life.
I hope this testimony serves as an encouragement.
Keep declaring God’s Word over you and your family. It is alive and active; it will not return void, but it will accomplish what is pleasing unto God, as described in Isaiah 55:11 (AMPC):
So shall My word be that goes forth out of My mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless], but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
We are active witnesses and expressions of God’s faithfulness when we declare his Word in faith. When God touches our lips and puts his Word in our mouths, he is alive and active over his Word, watching over it to be fulfilled soon and in due time.
