I Am the Poetry of Jesus
Our family at The Wilderness Place is making a declaration to be people who waste nothing. This means whatever we hear from Jesus we are attaching faith to it. Yesterday, we talked about Jesus being the bread of life. When we eat from his table, we will not be hungry, but we also have to drink. The drinking is applying faith to what we hear.
“Don’t just listen to the Word of Truth and not respond to it, for that is the essence of self-deception. So always let his Word become like poetry written and fulfilled by your life!” James 1:22
In other words, be a doer of what Jesus is saying. I love the example from the TPT above, become like poetry written and fulfilled by your life. If you have ever been to a play at a theater, you can see this displayed beautifully. Most plays are from poetry written long ago. The people study the words and live them out on stage. This is exactly what our lives should be. Studying the words of Jesus, listening for His voice and direction, and believing what He says. When we believe and put faith to what he says our lives will be a display of His truth.
Belief is proven by what you do with what you hear. When you read the accounts of Jesus and what He did while physically here it is intended to spark belief for what is possible for today. What are some of the accounts of Jesus?
Healing- he healed a lot of people physically, emotionally, and mentally. He brought deliverance to people who were tormented.
Resurrection power- he raised people from the dead, even before his own resurrection. We can believe for people to be physically resurrected today.
Peace- he brought peace to storms by speaking to them. Yes, physical storms he spoke to but also, we can speak peace to turmoil happening on the inside of others and ourselves.
Provisions- he fed lots of people with very little. He caused the fisherman to catch a multitude of fish in one cast of the net. We can help ourselves and others yes, with resources but the provision of wisdom is so needed.
Jesus says in John 14:12, “I tell you this timeless truth: The person who follows me in faith, believing in me will do the same mighty miracles that I do- even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father.”
Do you believe this to be true? All of us know the right answer. Yes, of course, I believe what Jesus says. We just are not doing what He says. Look at that scripture again. He says this is “timeless truth” which means this will never not be true. The person who “follows in faith” and “believes” will do greater miracles than Jesus. So, all the accounts listed above we should be walking out in our daily lives if we believe.
What are you doing with what you hear? Make a commitment today to step out in what you believe and have seen Jesus do. When you step out things change.
Abba, we want to be people who waste nothing. Your beloved children who hear your voice and respond to what we see and hear around us daily. We ask for wisdom in how to step out in faith. Thank you for the Holy Spirit who dwells in us and makes available the wisdom we need to glorify you. Help us to lay down unbelief and remove the scales from our eyes that came by way of a standard set by the church for the last several decades. We want what you gave your life for. We want to glorify you and display your greatness in the earth. This is why we are here.
Abba, what is my next step in becoming who you created me to be? Remember, He meets us right where we are.
