Recently, the Lord has been reminding me of a foundational scripture. Before I share that scripture, I want to share the scripture He is using to take me there. Every so often, God will speak a scripture to me from the Old Testament, found in Jeremiah 6:16.
Thus says the Lord: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
Anytime the Lord begins to speak this particular verse to me, I know there is a truth from the Word of God that I have laid aside or am not currently walking in it. When I hear this verse, I begin to listen for further instruction. That’s what I did this morning when I awoke and heard this familiar passage in my heart. The revealing of the rest of the story was not far behind.
God began to take me back to a time when I confessed the Word of God concerning healing over myself daily, for seven years. It was not because I was sick and needed healing. It was because I believed the Word of God to be truth and therefore, spoke certain scriptures over myself every single morning. I did that for many years. As I look back at that time I realized, I was never once sick. I did not have the flu or any illnesses during that time. I had built a wall of protection around me with the Word of God.
He was reminding me today of the Old Path – the way I used to walk concerning healing. It was indeed the good way. If you are going to ‘walk’ on a path, you should remain on that path. I did not remain on that path – at least not for the past ten years or so.
Sure, I confessed the Word of God over myself as I have battled different things and God is always faithful. But, what I didn’t do was take the time to build a wall of protection around myself as I had once done. Again, it was not because I needed healing at that time, but because I knew the Word was truth and the final say.
So, what was the scripture He took me back to today? Actually, there are a couple scriptures He took me to.
As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations,” in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. (Rom 4:17)
That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Rom 10:9-10)
These are the two scriptures I had built my wall of healing around. I was imitating God by calling those things that be not as though they were. I believed in my heart and spoke out of my mouth what I believed to be true about my health and healing through the blood of Jesus Christ and the Word of God.
These days, life is so busy that I haven’t taken the time to do this. That’s on me. I know God is telling me to go back to this old path – the way I did things back then – for there, I will find rest for my soul.
This truth doesn’t only apply to healing but also for every area of our lives. We can build a wall around us with the Word of God about our finances, our children, our marriage, our health or anything else that pertains to life. God has provided that tool for us! That, my friend is great news.
Today, if there is an area of your life where you feel the enemy is constantly attacking – build a wall. A wall of the Word of God. The Word will not return void but will accomplish all it is sent to accomplish, of that you can be sure.
Great reminder!! I’ll add too my wall today!