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Make the connection

 *MAKE THE CONNECTION ~ PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME*


Hebrews 13:5-6 “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?””



“I still feel the pain in my leg,” Della said to her cell leader just after the cell meeting.


“Della, we just finished listening to Pastor’s message on healing. You should be confessing your healing instead of complaining. That’s how to respond to God’s word the right way.”


Like Della, many people don’t respond the right way to the Word, thereby making it ineffective. Jesus scolded the Jews about this in Mark 7:13 NIV: “ …You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.” Can you imagine nullifying the Word of God, which created the universe? Sadly, that’s the way it is in the lives of many. The Word doesn’t work in their lives because they don’t connect with it. They hold on to their traditions—their way of doing things—against the Word.


Each time you study or hear the Word preached and taught, connect with it with the right attitude. Respond to the Word. This doesn’t mean just memorising and reciting the Word; no! God didn’t give us His Word just so you can quote it! He gave us His Word to use and to live by. There has to be a response from you; if there’s no response, the Word returns without actions, and it’s unprofitable to you. How do you respond to the Word? The answer is in our opening scripture: you boldly say what God has said! He gave you His Word so that you may boldly respond to it, and your response must be consistent with what He said. For example, He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”; that means you’ll never lack anything, be afraid of anything or anybody because the Lord is with you.


Therefore, no matter what happens, you’ll always win. Now, you connect with that Word by responding accordingly; you say, “The Lord is my helper, and I shall not fear what man shall do unto me.” When you speak God’s Word in agreement with Him, you’re responding correctly. This is how you connect with the Word and make it effective in your life.

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