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I used to wonder why God said it that way. Why didn’t He say that He upholds all things by the power of His WORD? Then it dawned on me. If we were just depending on the power of God’s WORD to see us through, we might find we needed Him to say something He hadn’t said yet. And if He hadn’t said it, the power of it wouldn’t be available to us yet. But glory to God, He has already said everything that needs to be said! We’re not waiting on Him to say something. He’s already spoken and all things are being upheld by His words! Everything in the earth, every natural and spiritual force on this planet, is under the influence of what God has already said. What Do You Say? Psalm 119 confirms that fact. It says: “For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants” (verses 89-91). What does that mean to you in these troublesome times? It means a great deal! It means that in the midst of danger it’s already been settled in heaven that “there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling” (Psalm 91:10). It means that in these times of financial failure it’s already been settled that you “shall not want any good thing” (Psalm 34:10). It means that when the rest of the world is failing around you, it is already settled that you will “triumph in Christ” (2 Corinthians 2:14). Those are the words God has spoken about you as His child and they are settled forever in heaven. They are never going to change. But here’s what you have to remember. You’re not living in heaven yet. You’re living on earth and to activate those words here, you must make sure that your heart agrees with God’s WORD. Why? Because Jesus said it will be unto you according to your faith (Matthew 9:29)! Heaven has already spoken. Now the earth is waiting to hear what you say. Are you going to speak The WORD of God? Or talk about the trouble around you? Are you going to agree with the heavenly decree? Or agree with the earthly circumstances? Don’t Push the Envelope You are living today in what you said yesterday. And tomorrow is waiting to hear what you say today. Your eternal destiny is being shaped and formed by your agreement with The WORD of God that is upholding all things. That’s always been true…but now that truth is becoming more crucial than ever before. The reason is simple. We’re running out of time. In years past, if we got our hearts and mouths out of line with God’s WORD, we had some time to get ourselves straightened out before we ran into the consequences of that disagreement. God, in His grace, would just keep dealing with us until we repented and got back into a place of faith. Although God is still as gracious and merciful as He ever was, time is short. We’ve hit the end of the age and, frankly, many Christians are pushing the envelope. They’re letting the world fill their mouths and getting their hearts out of agreement with heaven, thinking one of these days they’ll change. One of these days (when circumstances get easier) they’ll start confessing The WORD again. But friend, we’ve hit the end times. Circumstances aren’t going to get easier. They’re going to get harder and we’re running out of days. We’re about to step into that time when we are permanently stuck with the consequences of our confession! 34 : BVOV