ONE WORD FROM GOD

“And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. ” (Matthew 14:28–29, NKJV)

Just one word from God is sufficient. That is all it will take to turn your life around forever! And God only has to speak a word once and it will run swiftly and not return without fulfilling the purpose for which God spoke it. The word of God is powerful and creative, incorruptible and full of light!

In absolute awe of the power and efficacy of God’s word, David affirmed, “God has spoken once, Twice I have heard this: That power belongs to God” (Psalm 62:11, NKJV).  O how we need to hear every single word that God has spoken and hear it again and again in our hearts that God can do what He says He will do. One word from God is adequate indeed to stir up mountain moving faith in us.

Peter, seeing Jesus walking on water, wanted to go to Him by walking on water too: “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water”, he requested. Notice that Peter was specific about whose word he was going to put his trust in, “Lord, if it is you…” Only a word from the Lord will suffice. There are many voices speaking into your life daily, but only God’s word can produce the will of God in your life. Whose word are you living by?

Peter received the answer to his prayer. He received a word from Jesus that spoke to all his needs. Jesus sent Peter a word with a command; a word of His power! Jesus simply said to Peter, “Come”! And at that very instant as the word “Come” left Jesus’ lips, the power of God was also released that ensures that upon acting on the word by faith, Peter will have the desire of His heart. The word of God will succeed in accomplishing the purpose for which God has spoken it.

Every word of promise, command, instruction, comfort, or of exhortation that God has spoken and recorded in the Bible has the power to produce the will of God, working unimaginable change and breakthrough in your life by the Spirit of God.

Peter received the commanded word from Jesus, he stepped out of the boat in corresponding action to the word that Jesus spoke, and by the power of God’s word a miracle took place that enabled Peter to step on the water to walk toward Jesus.

No word from God is devoid of power. The word of God empowered Peter to act and enable him to do that which we consider impossible. You can step out from behind the wall that has for so long held you back – the wall of weakness, fear, oppression, loneliness or helplessness – and step out on the word of God for a new life. Walk a new walk – a word-of-God inspired walk! You can have a miracle…!

A miracle, said St Augustine, "is not contrary to nature, but contrary to what we know about nature". Just as King David acknowledged, God only needs to speak to your situation once but you need to continually hear that He alone has the power to bring it to pass.

Let this truth take hold in your heart – receive the word of God which is able to change your life forever, and by faith act on it today to release into your life and circumstances the power of God’s word that will set your life on the path where the enjoyment of God’s promises of joy, peace, restoration and more will be your daily life experience!