Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) But He answered and said, “It is written,‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.
The Bible tells us that there is power in the words we speak and we should not misuse them. We need to be clear that we have not been given authority to get our carnal desires, that we can just name and claim whatever we want. We are not supposed to claim our neighbors’ car or house. It is not to be used in the cases where we desire what someone else has and claim it away from them so that we can have it.
The foundation for speaking faith-filled words is God’s Word. We must live by God’s word. We can and should have absolute confidence in confessing, possessing, naming and claiming the things God has spoken to us from His word. The word here is rhema in Greek which means that it has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, or word. Jesus is telling us that we do not live by food alone but by the rhema word that comes from God’s mouth. We are to live by every rhema word spoken or living that comes from God’s mouth into our hearts.
Have you ever been seeking God by listening to a sermon and reading the word and experienced that God spoke to you? Maybe you experienced that a verse lit up in your heart or the scripture jumped off a page. It does not mean you heard the angelic choir or felt goose bumps but the word of God quickened your spirit.
A rhema word is a living word that comes from the mouth of God. It is a word that the Holy Spirit brings attention to in our lives for wisdom and guidance. Jesus said these are the words we are to live by and these are the words we are supposed to speak. We do not only need physical food but also the word of God. The written word which is the logos is important but we also need the rhema word which God speaks specifically into our situations.
Words are important and powerful. We can choose to speak life or death through the power of the tongue. The tongue is a small piece on our body but it can direct our lives into a certain direction. Whatever you are facing now, choose to agree with God through His word. Jesus taught us to speak to the mountain and cast it into the sea. Jesus even illustrated what can be done through speaking to things.
Let faith arise in your heart and become stronger and stronger to the extent that the mountain has no choice but to go. Seek the Lord for the season you are in and for the season to come. Seek Him for a rhema word that you stand on when the storm comes. A rhema word that you choose to believe in is more than your own feelings.
David saw Goliath the same way as the others with his physical eyes, but he saw beyond the situation because he placed his trust in God. Goliath was mocking God yet David went against him and challenged him by saying “Who do you think you are?”
The same way we do not allow the situation or circumstances to mock us but we go against them in the name of Jesus with the word of God and we will see Him come through for us. Jesus could have used something smaller in His illustration like an elephant, house and all the big heavy things. However He used a mountain which is so great to show us the greatness of the power released when we believe in God’s word!
Sermon Series: Get a grip on your lips
神活泼的话语
马太福音 4:4 耶稣却回答说：“经上记着说：‘人活着，不是单靠食物，乃是靠上帝口里所出的一切话。’”
圣经告诉我们，我们的话语带着能力，不可滥用。我们必须清楚明白，上帝并没有给予我们权柄来满足肉体的欲望、让我们因此索取任何想要的任何东西。我们不可以占有邻居的车或房子。这个权柄不是让我们用来恋慕别人拥有的东西，而宣称我们能从别人手中夺来据为己有的。
使我们带着信心宣告话语的基础建立在神的道。我们必须按照神的道而活。我们可以、也应该对上帝透过祂的道启示我们的东西抱着绝对的信心去宣告、得着、指明并领受。在希腊文中道这个字是瑞玛，意思就是由活着的声音所说出的东西或话语。耶稣告诉我们：人活着，不是单靠食物，乃是靠上帝口里所出的话语(瑞玛)。我们要凭着神所说的每个瑞玛而活，换句话说，让出自上帝口中的生命进入我们的内心。
你曾否为寻求上帝的心意而听道和读经，并在过程中经历上帝对你说话？或许你会觉得到一节经文在你的心中被点亮或在篇章中特别对你说话。这不是意味着你听到天使的合唱或产生鸡皮疙瘩，而是上帝的话语激动了你的灵魂。
瑞玛话语出自上帝的口，是有生命的话。那是圣灵将智慧和指引带到我们生命的，要我们注意。耶稣说有些话语是需要我们活出来，也有些是需要我们宣告出来。我们不止需要饮食，也需要上帝的话语。那些已经写下来的话语是真理、是重要的，但我们也需要瑞玛话语，是上帝针对我们特定的情况所说的。
话语是重要并带着能力的。我们可以借着舌头的威力选择论生或论死。舌头在身体里是最小的，但舌头却能将我们的生命引到某一个方向。不管你现在遭遇什么，透过上帝的话语与祂契合。耶稣教导我们如何向大山宣告将大山扔进大海。耶稣还示范如何透过对事物的宣告来成就事情。
让信心自你心中提升、越来越强壮以致连大山都要让位吧！为你当前的生命季节及即将来临的季节寻求主。向祂寻求一句瑞玛话语好让你在风暴来临的时候可以靠这话语站立得住。一句你选择相信的瑞玛话语是远超过你的感觉。
从肉眼看，大卫所看见的哥利亚是和其他人一样的，但是他看见的是超乎这个境况的因为他信靠上帝。哥利亚嘲笑上帝，大卫向前去挑战他说：“你以为你是谁？“
同样的，我们不能允许所处的环境或情况嘲笑我们，但要奉主的名、以上帝的话语来对抗，我们将会看见祂带领我们度过一切。耶稣大可用比较小的东西如大象、房子或其他重物来做比方，但祂用大山，目的就是向我们显示，当我们坚信上帝的话语，所释放出来的力量将是何等的大！
讲章系列: 控制口舌
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