Living by Every Word that Proceeds Out of God’s Mouth
9-27-2010
Matthew 4:2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, "If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread." 4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'"
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Please consider what a radical change in our lives if we begin to awaken to every word that proceeds from God's mouth. Scripture over and over encourages us to hear His voice from Genesis to Revelation. Oh that we might rise up and begin to live by the word that proceeds from God’s mouth. It’s a prayer that has been stirred up in me, “God let me hear your voice and live by the words You have spoken”. Is a good man’s steps ordered of the Lord? Is there a foretelling of the will of God in our lives and are we willing to live by it?
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Jeremiah 5:30 "An astonishing and horrible thing Has been committed in the land: 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?
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Jeremiah lamented the astonishing and horrible thing that had been committed in the land! The prophets were speaking lies, the priests ruled by their own power outside the order of God; worst of all the people loved it being so. The people were not hearing the voice of God and rejoiced in the prophets and the priests walking outside of the purpose and plan of God.
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Isaiah 59:20 "The Redeemer will come to Zion , And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob," Says the LORD. 21 "As for Me," says the LORD, "this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants' descendants," says the LORD, "from this time and forevermore." 60:1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.
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Not only hearing God's voice, but to have His word put into our mouth and the mouth of our descendants. Here in Isaiah, God is making His will very clear. God wants to put His word in your mouth and your descendants' mouths from this time and forevermore! What a powerful word! This is word you can live by directly out of God’s mouth! Arise, shine; for your light is come! The Glory of the Lord is risen upon you! Who is the light save Jesus Christ? Oh God put your word in our sons' and daughters' mouths; we agree with your word Lord and may it come to pass quickly.
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Acts 3:19 "Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 "and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, 21 "whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. 22 "For Moses truly said to the fathers, 'The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. 23 'And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.'
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It is imperative that we hear the voice of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the one with words for eternal life. We must hear the voice of this prophet in order to truly live.
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Hebrews 12:24 to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. 25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven." 27 Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire.
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We have come to this place where Jesus is the Mediator of the new covenant and His blood is speaking! What does it mean His blood speaks of better things than Abel’s? Abel was the first murdered man in the Bible. His blood spoke to God exposing sin and crying out for justice. The blood of Jesus speaks of redemption and the forgiveness of sin. We must hear this voice so we can live! What a promise Jesus’ voice speaking again with such clarity that only what is in the kingdom will remain. God, let your voice speak and let your kingdom come!
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Mark 9:2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah"; 6 because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid. 7 And a cloud came and overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!"
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Jesus appears with Elijah and Moses, and Peter, being astonished, said "let us build three tabernacles one for you one for Elijah and one for Moses!" The Father spoke from heaven and made it so clear! Church, it is time we hear the voice of the Son and live. If we will hear Jesus' voice we will live. Let us not go back and try and build a monument to Elijah and Moses they are the ones who pointed to Jesus! May we listen to the voice of God Himself “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
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Hebrews 1:1 God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, 2 has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
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Jesus speaks to us today. His blood speaks awesome things; and He has sent His Spirit to speak and lead and guide us into all truth.
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Acts 2:16 "But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 17 'And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy.
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God has spoken that He will pour out His Spirit on all flesh. Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed.? Hear His voice and receive.
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Revelation 19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, "See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."
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If the voice is truly from God it points us to Jesus and it will bring life to our situation! Hear His voice and live.
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