The Lordship of the Word

Lordship of the Word

There is no sense of appreciation of the Lordship of the Word, of its authority in their lips, or of their ability through the Word to stir men and women to real action. If one lacks the sense of the Lordship of the Word, they will never be able to use it although they may intellectually know that they are the Righteousness of God, that they have the ability of God, that they have a legal right to the use of Jesus’ Name with all its authority.

This comes from a low type of fellowship, from walking out of love.
They do not recognize the Lordship of love nor the Lordship of the Word. They have no fearless confession of what they are in Christ. There is a sense of feebleness of spirit, a vacillating faith, a yielding to circumstances. All the time they will acknowledge that they are the Righteousness of God, yet they are not taking advantage of it. They are living in bondage to the Senses. They are not practising the Word of Righteousness. They are unconsciously turning to the Senses for help and succour in their hour of need.

They act like common men. They are moved by the jealousies of those around them. They ignore their place in Christ. In a time of crisis, they seek for someone else to pray for them or to act for them. They ignore the use of the Name of Jesus. They forget what manner of men they are. They are living mediocre lives when they should be supermen.

They are weak when they should be strong. They have everything. They know their wealth. They know their rights. And yet they live in spiritual poverty. Why? Because they are not taking their place and acting on the Word.

Jeremiah Owofio