Meditate
On
Slay Your Dragons
And in
Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from
his mother’s womb, who had never walked. This man heard Paul speaking. Paul,
observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, said with a
loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked.
Acts
14:8–10
Beloved,
if you want to have faith for your breakthrough, make sure you are hearing and
believing right about God through the word of Christ. By the way, in Romans
10:17, it is the word of Christ, not the word of God, as written in some Bible
translations. The Greek word used here is Christos for Christ. What’s the
difference? The word of Christ refers to the word of the new covenant, the word
of His grace.
In the
book of Acts, the apostle Paul says, “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and
to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an
inheritance among all those who are sanctified” (Acts 20:32). What is able to
build you up and give you an inheritance among the saints? It is the word of
His grace or the word of Christ. The Bible exhorts us to “Let the word of
Christ [Christos] dwell in you richly in all wisdom” (Col. 3:16).
So if
you’re feeling discouraged, I encourage you to keep hearing messages full of
the grace and finished work of our Lord Jesus as was proclaimed by the apostle
Paul. This was what the crippled man in today’s scripture did. Whatever your
circumstances, keep hearing about how your sins have all been forgiven through
Christ and how you are today the righteousness of God in Christ. Whatever the prognosis
you’ve heard, keep hearing about how much God loves you and wants to be a
loving Father to you, to watch over you, provide for you, and deliver you from
all your fears and afflictions.
My
friend, when you give priority to this daily, you will have the word of Christ
dwelling richly in you. And it is this word of His grace that will impart faith
and hope to you. When you know God’s love for you, it will cause you to run to
Him instead of hiding from Him. His love upon you and in you will make you strong.
It will cause you to overcome every temptation and fear, slay your giants, and
live life with greater boldness and victory!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH
PRINCE
