What were the prophets of old doing? They were speaking the Word of the Lord...calling into being that which does not exist! [Romans 4:17]
I heard a minister say that Romans 4:17 does not apply to us...it is talking of God only, and it has been twisted into something that is not true. He spoke with disdain, as if this awful heresy was some disgusting lie, promoted by unscrupulous heretics!
I couldn't believe my ears! The very chapter of Romans 4 is talking about Abraham, whom God called Father of Nations before he was the father of nations. He did it first, from the foundation of the world, then He told Abraham to do it! Abraham called himself that which he obviously was not until he was!
In fact, Abraham is called the Father of us all! [Romans 4:16] Hallelujah! He is the very example of faith, calling himself the Father of Nations until a baby was conceived and born!
In truth, He became the Father of three nations...Israel, the Church and the Arab peoples!
How about salvation? How exactly does the new birth take place?
'But what does it say? "The WORD is near you, in your mouth and in your heart"—that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.' [Romans 10:8-10]
Before you start to confess that Jesus is your Lord, He isn’t…but by the time you're finished, He is! You start by speaking what is not, and it results in that which is!
What about Jesus, telling us to speak to mountains and trees? Jesus called the most unstable man in Bible history a rock...and he became one!
What about Joel 3:10? 'Let the weak SAY I am a mighty man'
Actually, the entire Word works like that, from "Let there be light" in Genesis to "I am coming quickly" in Revelations. God speaks and we speak.
It's how you were born again, it's how you access everything in the Kingdom.
Hallelujah!
