“My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh” (Prov. 4:20-22).
God is telling us here how to find healing, health and abundant life. But these benefits we read about don’t work for everyone. God’s promises are conditional. What’s the condition? He said His words and sayings are life to those who find them.
I used to think when God said, “unto those that find them,” He meant unto those who look up three or four Scriptures in a concordance and read them a few times and maybe even make some notes. But you won’t qualify as one who has grasped the Word just by reading a bunch of verses a few times and by making lists of Scriptures.
To find doesn’t mean just to locate. Quite a while ago, I did a study to discover what the word find really meant. I learned that it meant everything but locate! To find means “to attain or acquire, to get a hold upon, to have, to take hold on.”
God is telling you to do more than just locate Scriptures. He said His words are life to those who attain or take hold of them. He wants you to stick with His Word until His Word sticks with you!
Jesus desired the same thing for His disciples. In Luke 9:44, He instructed them, “Let these sayings sink down into your ears….”
The Word of God begins to work for you when it becomes rooted and grounded in your heart. So gain possession of the Word in your heart, and watch the Word come to pass in your life!
As I obtain, take hold of and gain possession of
God’s Word, it becomes life to me. I believe God’s promises
with all my heart, and they come to pass in my life!
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
For over 40 years, Pastors Mark and Janet Brazee have traveled throughout the world sharing the Word of God and the Spirit of God. Together they've shared the powerful truths of faith and healing in more than 50 nations.
Today Mark and Janet pastor World Outreach Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where they base their ongoing outreach to the world. The Brazees still travel as the Lord leads, and they are raising up a congregation who share their passion to reach Tulsa and the world.