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Psalm
107:20 - He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their
destructions.
In today’s world there are millions of transactions done every day.
Packages are sent from one side of the continent to another via courier. Money
is sent from one bank account to another via the internet. Letters are sent
from one person to another via the mail system. Our Heavenly Father is also in the sending business and before He
sends anything else, He sends His Word. If something is sent that implies that
it came from a specific location, it contains a precise purpose, and it also
has a definite destination.
God carries mankind in His heart; He is intensely concerned about every
detail of our lives. Like a good father, He longs to bless and help and so, He
fills His word with power and sends it to accomplish His will. The Word of God
is sent from His heart to your heart with a purpose; indeed, God’s Word is a
missionary Word. It is sent on a mission, it has an assignment from the sender,
and it is designed to reach the addressee.
Most times, when we are in trouble or needing answers from God, we get
our eyes on what it is that we need. If we are in trouble financially, we tend
to simply ask God to send money. If we are at a crossroads, not knowing which
way to turn, we might ask God to send guidance. If we are sick, naturally, we ask
God to send healing. However, instead of looking for the answer itself, it may
be more important to get our eyes on God and, more specifically, on His Word.
As we look closer at our verse, we notice that God did not send healing,
He sent His Word. He wants us to be healed but there is something more
important than the answer alone, and that is the Word of God which brings
change to us as we seek Him for the answer. The Word of God is the only thing
that brings lasting change to our outlook and lifestyle. As parents, we know
that we do not simply want to give our children what they desire, we want them
to mature and develop into responsible, contributing people. Educators do not
want the student to merely get a passing grade, they want them to learn because
learning a lesson brings lifelong change.
God sends His Word. This is the pattern established and recorded in the
Scriptures. In the beginning, God wanted light to shine so He sent His Word of
light and that light is still fulfilling its intended assignment. God sends His
Word. He might send it through an angel. He might send it through a dream. He
might send it through a person. He might send it through various literature.
One thing for sure that we know, He has already sent His Word in the form of
the Bible. We have sixty-six books which contain God’s Word. As we read, ponder,
and apply that Word, we become strengthened in faith, we become matured in
character, we become prepared in attitude, and we become ready to receive.
Please, friends, don’t wait for the spectacular and instant answers. No!
Open the Book of God. Read it daily. Read it slowly. Take time with His Word
and think deeply. Allow His words to adjust your outlook and dictate to you the
next steps to take. Commune heart-to-heart with your Father through His Words.
If we do, a shift will happen; we will change, we will grow, and we will
receive our answers from Him. Truly, it is written and it is dependable; He
sent His Word and it healed them.