The Power Behind Speaking (TMF:1168)

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Peace to Live By: The Power Behind Speaking (TMF:1168) - Daniel Litton
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       Remember, there is power behind God’s Word. So, when you speak these things during temptation, like Jesus did to Satan in the wilderness, this not only reminds you of the truth in your time of trial, but it also empowers you and pushes the enemy back. Let us remind ourselves of one of the last things Paul told Timothy before he left this earth, and it has to do with the goodness of God’s Word for us and the power behind it. He told him, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17, ESV). Often we cite this verse in the academic sense, but there is much more to it than that. Note that Paul said, “All Scripture is breathed out by God.” That’s important because that shows God’s anointing on it, for it came directly from God himself. And notice how the Word helps us in our lives. It is good for “teaching, for reproof [which means, showing us where we are wrong], for correction, and for training in righteousness.”