“For the word of God is living and powerful”
(Hebrews 4:12)
We are empowered to change ourselves from the inside out, not by trying harder. The word of God indeed is powerful and can:
Make us free
Cause us to walk in righteousness and power
Create success and prosperity
Consider this verse:
“Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free’” (John 8:31-32).
There is a progression revealed here:
Choose to abide in His word – think it, meditate in it, speak it, memorize it.
This abiding will lead to knowing the truth – having revelation, feeling it, being intimate in it.
This knowing of truth will make us free – It is revelatory truth working in us that brings freedom (first in our emotions and then in our experience).
extract from a blog by Steve Backlund