The reason the word of God does not produce what it promises in our lives is not because the word is inactive, but because we take it out of context. When we read one verse that sounds like something we want, we can make it say whatever we want, but it does not produce what we want.

The body of Christ struggles with disappointment fatigue and unbeief, not because they are not sincere believers, but because the words they have been told have not produced what they promised. It is because God is a liar? Absolutely not, it is because we have not been taught the truth in context.

The word of God is not sound bites, it is not memes, it is not headlines or footnotes. The word of God is a narrative and an author, whose character and nature are truthworthy. The word of God is a person. John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was God and the Word was with God in the beginning.”

As the word of God is preached in context, not in piece meal scriptures to create a topic of ones choosing, it actually liberates, exonerates and demonstrates realities we long to see. The word of God is a partnership we are to have with it, not a decree we make with no relationship to it, hoping to get something for nothing from it.

Proverbs 10 says, “It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it.” This is not an offering scripture, this is about wisdom. The blessing of the Lord is upon those who are wise. Wisdom makes you rich in relationships, business, family, everything. Wisdom like the Word is a person, not some material possession.

The word of God’s highest values are Jesus and people. When you realize this, you will see how truly blessed you are, how truly rich you are, but you have to read it in context to hear what it is saying. The narrative is shifting to truth that sets us free, for the narrative is about the nature/character of God and his treasured possession, people. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org