Speaking the Truth
We pray right now that the eyes and our ears of our understanding are open. We ask, Heavenly Father, that You will grant us the
capacity to see, hear and receive the truth of Your Word, by faith, and that we will be a doer of the Word, according to James 1:22,
in the Name of Jesus. AMEN!
In Mt. 6:33 AMP, Jesus admonishes us to “… seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His
way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.” One of God’s ways of doing
and being right is the principle of “…call[ing] those things which do not exist as though they did” (Romans 4:17b). Everything that
exists in heaven and earth, seen and unseen, was AND IS created by God’s faith-filled, spoken words (see Gen. 1, Ps. 33: 6 and
Hebrews 11:3). This is one of the most misunderstood scriptural truths in the Bible, and the individuals who apply it are some of
the most persecuted Christians on the planet. We as Christians need to understand not only that GOD operates in this manner,
but GOD expects that we operate in this manner, as well. As God’s children we are expected to be “conformed to His image.”
(see John 1: 12&13, Romans 8:29, 1 John 4:17b). That means acting like He acts and talking like He talks. It is written
throughout His Word.
We are commanded to “…speak… the truth in love” (Eph. 4: 14-16). This is where most misunderstanding enters in. What is
His truth? Often, when we read something in God’s Word or we have the unction to do something by the Holy Spirit; we assume
that we understand what He means. As we use our natural understanding and our worldly definitions, we think we know how to
do it, but we really may not. We need to make sure we are not using “the world’s dictionary” to define God’s Word. We need to
ask God to give us understanding. “Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your
commandments” (Ps. 119:73). “Let my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word” (Ps. 119:
169).
So, what is His truth? In John 17: 16-18, Jesus is praying for His disciples before He goes to the cross. “They are not of the
world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify (hallow, set apart, dedicate, consecrate, separate, sanctify, make holy) them by Your
truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.” In other words, because we are
born again into His image, we no longer think like the world, talk like the world or act like the world. “Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor. 5:17) Jesus wasn’t just
praying for just the 12 apostles; He includes all of us in this prayer. “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will
believe in Me through their [the 12 apostles’] word…” (John 17:20) God’s Word is Truth. God’s Word is what sets us apart from
the world.
Therefore; when we say what God says, we are confessing His Truth about the situation, even if our circumstances, feelings, or
anything else in this physical, tangible realm doesn’t appear to agree with that Truth (yet). “For what if some did not believe? Will
their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is
written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged” (Romans 3:3-4)
As we continue in The Word, confessing it, circumstances must line up with HIS TRUTH.
In Christ,
Gregory and Linda Emler
We pray right now that the eyes and our ears of our understanding are open. We ask, Heavenly Father, that You will grant us the
capacity to see, hear and receive the truth of Your Word, by faith, and that we will be a doer of the Word, according to James 1:22,
in the Name of Jesus. AMEN!
In Mt. 6:33 AMP, Jesus admonishes us to “… seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His
way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.” One of God’s ways of doing
and being right is the principle of “…call[ing] those things which do not exist as though they did” (Romans 4:17b). Everything that
exists in heaven and earth, seen and unseen, was AND IS created by God’s faith-filled, spoken words (see Gen. 1, Ps. 33: 6 and
Hebrews 11:3). This is one of the most misunderstood scriptural truths in the Bible, and the individuals who apply it are some of
the most persecuted Christians on the planet. We as Christians need to understand not only that GOD operates in this manner,
but GOD expects that we operate in this manner, as well. As God’s children we are expected to be “conformed to His image.”
(see John 1: 12&13, Romans 8:29, 1 John 4:17b). That means acting like He acts and talking like He talks. It is written
throughout His Word.
We are commanded to “…speak… the truth in love” (Eph. 4: 14-16). This is where most misunderstanding enters in. What is
His truth? Often, when we read something in God’s Word or we have the unction to do something by the Holy Spirit; we assume
that we understand what He means. As we use our natural understanding and our worldly definitions, we think we know how to
do it, but we really may not. We need to make sure we are not using “the world’s dictionary” to define God’s Word. We need to
ask God to give us understanding. “Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, that I may learn Your
commandments” (Ps. 119:73). “Let my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word” (Ps. 119:
169).
So, what is His truth? In John 17: 16-18, Jesus is praying for His disciples before He goes to the cross. “They are not of the
world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify (hallow, set apart, dedicate, consecrate, separate, sanctify, make holy) them by Your
truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.” In other words, because we are
born again into His image, we no longer think like the world, talk like the world or act like the world. “Therefore, if anyone is in
Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor. 5:17) Jesus wasn’t just
praying for just the 12 apostles; He includes all of us in this prayer. “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will
believe in Me through their [the 12 apostles’] word…” (John 17:20) God’s Word is Truth. God’s Word is what sets us apart from
the world.
Therefore; when we say what God says, we are confessing His Truth about the situation, even if our circumstances, feelings, or
anything else in this physical, tangible realm doesn’t appear to agree with that Truth (yet). “For what if some did not believe? Will
their unbelief make the faithfulness of God without effect? Certainly not! Indeed, let God be true but every man a liar. As it is
written: “That You may be justified in Your words, And may overcome when You are judged” (Romans 3:3-4)
As we continue in The Word, confessing it, circumstances must line up with HIS TRUTH.
In Christ,
Gregory and Linda Emler
