THE MECHANISM OF RECEIVING A MIRACLE BY THE WORD OF GOD!

How does it work? Before the Word of God can produce a miracle in your life, you must first receive it into your spirit. 

The natural mind cannot accept the fact that it is possible for a 90-year-old woman to conceive and give birth to a child; that it is possible for a person born blind to see again; that exactly the right amount of money to meet to a certain financial need will come from unexpected sources precisely at the very moment it is needed. And, because the natural mind is not capable of understanding miracles, God’s promises to you must bypass your natural mind.

When you reach the place where it seems that God’s promises (His miracle provisions) for healing, prosperity, deliverance are not being manifested in your life, it is not because God’s Word is powerless; it is because the Word has not penetrated into your spirit-man.

For instance, one day, a woman in the last stages of tuberculosis was brought to a certain minister of the Gospel. Doctors had given her up as beyond medical aid. When the ambulance brought this woman in, this minister knew that she was dying.

Had this minister still been practicing medicine, she would have started administering very strong drugs immediately. Instead this minister began to read the Scriptures to her. She spent about two hours reading the Word of God concerning divine healing; especially from Deuteronomy 28 and Galatians 3:13.

Then she instructed the dying woman to repeat to herself every waking moment, “According to Deuteronomy 28:22, consumption (or tuberculosis) is a curse of the law. But according to Galatians 3:13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Therefore, I don’t have tuberculosis any longer.”

The sick woman repeated this so many times, but the story remained the same. On the afternoon of the third day, while this minister was doing something else, she heard a commotion upstairs. The new patient came rushing down the stairs, shouting at the top of her voice, Pastor - did you know? Christ has redeemed me from tuberculosis. I no longer have tuberculosis! It’s gone now!”

You see the minister realized that the way into the heart [spirit-man] is through the mind. She knew that if the sick woman would say to herself often enough, “According to Deuteronomy 28:22, consumption is a curse of the law. But according to Galatians 3:13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Therefore, I no longer have tuberculosis,” the truth would eventually register on her heart [spirit-man].

Therefore, don’t be too quick to pray for the sick or someone that has a need. Instruct them more in the Word of God first. Get the Word to register in their heart (spirit-man). As it registers there, it will manifest in the flesh.

God’s anointed Word will work for you, and make you free from every yoke of bondage to sin, sickness, poverty etc. But you MUST act on God’s Word by agreeing with it. You must believe it and feed upon it constantly. That’s how you get it into your heart or spirit-man. As God’s anointed Word becomes part of you, that very anointing will deliver you and bring freedom to every area of your life.

The Word of God is a seed which should be planted deep in your spirit-man before it will grow and produce the miracle you need.

For instance, a seed of corn contains the ability within itself to produce a corn stalk with ears of corn. But there are certain natural laws that govern its ability to grow:

1. It must first be planted;
2. It should not be planted too shallowly or too deeply into the ground; If it is planted too deeply, it will lack oxygen. If it is planted too shallowly the sun may scorch it or the birds of the air may devour it.
3. The temperature and moisture conditions must be met.

After these conditions are met, the seed begins to swell, the outer shell breaks and the seed begins to grow. The roots appear first and before long the shoot breaks through the ground.

Similarly, the promise of God to you [the Word of God] is a seed. Let’s say you need a miracle in your finances.  God has already spoken the Word to meet to your need. He has said to you, “Give and it shall be given unto you….” (Lk. 6:38; 2 Cor. 9:6-8; Mal. 3:10; Prov. 3:9-10).

These promises, like seeds, must be planted in your spirit-man. They will not grow if they are planted in your mind only. Your spirit-man will become totally saturated with these promises before you will be able to see the manifestation of your desired miracle.

How do you know that God’s promise has penetrated into your spirit-man? This you do through meditating on God’s promises to you (Josh. 1:8; Ps. 1:1-3; Prov. 4:20-22).

In John 15:7 Jesus said, “If ye abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.” This is the secret to living a life filled with miracles.

You must meditate on the Word continually throughout the day. Allow the promise of God to penetrate any doubt or fear that you may have.

How long should you meditate on the Word? Continuously! Meditate on it until the day dawn and the day star arises in your heart [spirit-man].

2 Peter 1:19 says, “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.”

Once the promises of God are firmly rooted in your spirit-man, your thoughts will change, and your level of expectancy will rise.

Also, before these promises will produce a financial miracle for you, you must be sure that the spiritual laws and conditions presented in those promises are followed. These include:

a)       You must give at least a tenth of ALL your increase to the work of the Lord before you can expect to receive a blessing you will not be able to contain,

b)       The measure you give is the measure you will receive,

c)       You must give as you purpose in your heart, and

d)       You must give cheerfully, not grudgingly or of necessity.

After these conditions are met, the seed of God’s Word will begin to grow within you, and as you begin to speak forth that promise, you will receive your miracle.

When the Word of God takes root within your spirit-man, the faith and power are released and the promise of God is fulfilled in your life.

As in the story of Elisha and the people of Samaria, or the story of Virgin Mary, the miracle was within the power of the Word itself. It was in, “Thus says the Lord.” It was in, “It is written.”

Mary simply yielded herself to God and said to the angel, “Though I do not understand it, though I cannot comprehend it, be it unto me even as thou has spoken” (Lk. 1:38).

Therefore, no matter what your need may be, just stand firm on God’s promise to you and you will see the Word come to pass right before your very eyes.

Watch out for the next edition of Good News from the Pulpit!

• Your friend, I. I. MADUBUNYI (Senior Pastor, HOG).                03.03.2019

Promise of God for the week: This week, “God will disappoint every device of the devil against you. He will thwart their plans such that their hands cannot achieve what they have planned against you” (Job 5:12).