THE WORD PROCEEDING FROM HIS MOUTH
Kriston Couchey
FEEDING ON THE WORD OF LIFE
It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. The word “proceeds” could be translated, ..every word that is “right now coming out of” the mouth of God. Jesus himself is the Word become flesh. He is the “Word” that Father is RIGHT NOW actively speaking into the earth to and through the sons of men. This Word, (Christ) is the food of life by which we live as we continually partake of Him. As the living Father has sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eats me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eats of this bread shall live for ever… …It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing: the words that I speak (right now actively) to you, they are spirit, and they are life. ~Jesus~
I do nothing on my own authority but speak thus as the Father taught me.~Jesus~ The Word Himself becomes life in us or “becomes flesh” as we actively do and say what He is actively doing and saying. Just as the firstborn son could not do anything on His own authority but only As his Father taught Him to speak; the Word Himself releases spirit and life in us and through us by what He is right now actively speaking.
REVELATION OR KNOWLEDGE
The revelation of the living WORD is what Father Speaks NOW in Christ to us. When the Word Himself speaks, there is transforming revelation that comes forth that is the knowledge of and from Christ HIMSELF. The knowledge of Jesus Himself is progressive and is a continual process of revelation of the nature and person of Father in the Son and IN us. What He continues to actively speak renews, cleanses, washes, transforms, and gives life and nourishment to our beings. This can be done with or without the testimony of Holy Spirit inspired scriptures. This does not nullify the work of scripture to correct, train, and testify to the Truth (Jesus) as quickened by the Word Himself.
Scripture is given for a mighty purpose. We need to put into perspective the purpose for which Father inspired scripture; to testify to the incarnation of Jesus Christ, the Word of God, and reveal Him to the hearts of men. We must stop making scripture the end of our means and make it the means to the end: the revelation of Jesus Christ and His purpose to manifest CHRIST IN YOU! “Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. And you will not come to me, that you might have life.” Jesus is the fulfillment of the Law, the prophets, and all scripture. Principles are real and true, but their true source is a Person, not a book. The Person uses the book to speak to and make principles alive to men, but principles apart from the quickening of the Word Himself are dead religion.
But the word of the LORD was to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. This verse (Isaiah 28:12-13) is not promoting the teaching method of line upon line. This verse in context is a curse to those who refused to hear the Word and enter into Fathers rest. Yet, this scripture is used as a basis for many ministry teaching practices that take scriptures and make them into precepts to be absorbed mentally. But, these have fallen short of the intimate knowledge of the WORD Himself. True revelation of the Word Himself transforms men from within, and in turn the Word in them should be transforming others in the same manner. Many can spit out truths, but fail to produce Spirit life that comes from Spirit Revelation.
LIVING BY REVELATION OF THE WORD
We do not live by bread alone, by every continual utterance of the Word Himself. Our food is the bread of heaven (Christ) and His quickened words which become Spirit and life to us. We are progressively receiving revelation of Himself through abiding in Him, and we ourselves are BECOMING expressions of His person as we partake of His divine nature. As Father sent the Son, so the Son (The Word) has sent the sons of Father to walk in the manner in which He walked. We are His sons speaking words of spirit and life to a needy and dying world.
Now you are clean through the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can you, except you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches: He that stays in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done to you.
Abiding In Him
Kriston Couchey
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