Taking action

Call To Prayer

Title: Taking action

By: Wale Lasisi

Date: 05.12.2024

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. (Hebrews 4:2 KJV)

The word of God is highly potent when it comes to producing results but we must know how to engage it. The word comes with instructions on what to do either directly stated or deduced indirectly. It is the doing or carrying out these instructions that brings the word into fulfillment.

At the wedding in Cana, Mary the mother of Jesus told the servants, whatsoever he tells you to do, do it. Jesus then gave them an instruction that might have sounded ridiculous as if the servants din’t have a brain to think but nevertheless, they still obeyed and sprung into action (Jn 2:5-8). They therefore became partakers and witnesses to the beginning of miracles that heralded the ministry of the Messiah. What if they were trying to work it through their logic like people of this day would have done? They would have jeopardised the joy of the couple and blocked the salvation of many that will hear of the miracle and believe.

Whenever we read or hear the word, we must make it duty to draw out action plans in meditation and commit to doing them. This is how to profit. This is a demonstration of faith in the word of God when we believe and run with what He has said irrespective of what the situation might be. Apostle Paul during his encounter on the way to Damascus asked a vital question; “Lord, what wilt thou have me do” (Acts 9:6). There is what must be done to see the word of God fulfilled in our lives and when we commit to the doing, we become partakers of divine interventions.

Prayer point:

Let us thank God for His word today. Let’s pray for grace to see the instructions in the word and to be able to do them.