Why are you silent?
The bible says the power of life and death lies in the tongue.
That is your God-given power.
Your voice.
So why are you silent?
Where is your power?
In Luke Ch.1, when Gabriel the angel told Zechariah that him and his wife Elizabeth will bear a son, Zechariah questioned him because they were in their old age and Elizabeth was said to be unable to conceive. Because of this, Zechariah was made silent until God's word would come true at their appointed time.
Without googling the definition, "come" means to arrive. When something is on its way, it already is. There is just space between where it is at, and where it needs to be. Since we are bound to the physical, that "space" is time.
God's word is true from the beginning of time.
God's word also resides in covenant. Since we are made in His image, it only makes sense that our relationship with Him resembles the same. To be in convenant with God is to be an agreement. Luke 1:45 says "Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promise to her."
Before God will fulfill his promise, we must first believe. In return, we are blessed so that His word is able come to pass.
Belief (past / present) + Fulfillment (future) = Blessings (present)
When you try to add a fraction to a whole to get an answer, you need to find a common denominator. In this equation, your "present" is the common denominator because both your past and future is created by your present, but your present is both your past and future. What you did ten minutes ago has directly led you to what you're during right now (love that for you🫶🏾). And what you're doing right now can/will affect your future (will this message change your perception of thinking or way of life?).
When it comes to Belief (past / present), "past" is literally and figuratively the smaller number. A smaller number divided by a bigger number becomes a precentage.
What precent of your past is still influencing your present? We say we are born again, but how is hurt, shame, guilt, rejection, doubt, etc. determining how you think, see, and do in the present? The answer to that will tell you how strong your belief is.
Now when you add that belief to His promise, can God fulfill the blessing He has for your life today? Can your belief fulfill the convenant between you and God?
Belief (you [I AM]) + Fulfillment (God x His word) = Covenant (His promise)
Once we come into agreement (+) with God in faith (belief), then He is bound by His word to fulfill His promise. For no word of God will ever fail.
✨God math✨
When we take ourselves out of the equation, and step out of covenant with God, we become silent in the spirit. We lose our ability to speak life (the word of God) because we do not believe. In Luke 1:20, Gabriel the angel told Zechariah, "And now you will be silent and not be able to speak until this day happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at the appointed time."
This is why sometimes it feels like we're doing all the praying, fasting, showing up to church, serving, praising, living as righteous as we can, but we still feel like nothing is moving, and we ask "Why, God?" His question back to us is "Where is your faith?"
When He called you by name, what made you say No? And not literally saying no, why and how did you say no? Through fear? Luke 1:13 tells us, "Do not be afraid... your prayer has been heard." Where has fear = doubt inactivated your power? That's where your belief was lost. Because in order to use your God-given power, you have to believe. Believe in your ability, in your freedom, in His forgiveness, in His word.
I pray that wherever your faith was lost, be found, in Jesus name. May you no longer be silent and may your power be returned so that His word will be fulfilled in your life.
Amen.
-CIN
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