Word Power

Isaiah 6:1-4  "In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.  And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.  And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke." 


I came across this passage today and was really struck by it.  The angels are in the throne room of God, and they worship Him by declaring "Holy, Holy Holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory."  Immediately after they declare this, BAM, the glory of God fills the place.

If you don't think there is smoke in the glory of God, take a gander at these verses:


Exodus 19:18  "And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly."

Psalm 104:32  "He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke."

Psalm 144:5  "Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke."

Isaiah 4:5  "And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence."

And this goes on and on.  When God comes there is smoke because there is fire, but that is another study.  The important thing here is not the smoke actually, it is:

Old Timey Things?

Nope, it's what you declare.  See, most people I know are constantly declaring negative things.  I like to study people, and it is interesting how really negative people seem to attract misfortune.  You know those people, the ones who always have a "but" when you offer some kind of solution.

Skeptical people, or "realists" as they like to call themselves, often find their doubts proven true.  It is really amazing.  What you seek, you will find, whether good or bad.  These "realists" doubt God will come through for them, so He doesn't, because, "According to your faith, so be it unto you," and then they nod their heads and sniff, saying, "I knew it!  God doesn't answer our prayers!"  Yet you will eat the fruit of your faith, whether it is ripe or rotten.

Let me tell you, God is an eternal optimist.  You may not think so because you look at the Old Testament and see lots of wrath and destruction, and yet, if you look at those times, pretty much always He says how He is going to do some damage, and then goes on to say that it is so the people will return to Him and He can bless them.  Since Genesis God's plan has always been to find whatever way He can to bless people.  People just choose not to be blessed.

For example, there are people who say, "God is so good, He would never send a soul to hell."  Now that is absolutely true, He is so good that He never would send a soul to hell, but you can certainly send yourself there.  I am convinced that even if God were to allow an unborn again person into heaven, heaven itself would cast him/her out on God's behalf out of love for Him.

What you need to realize is that the words you speak do have an effect in the spirit realm.  God inhabits the praises of His people.  You may not see it, feel it, taste it, touch it, or anything else, but when you, like the seraphim in this passage declare praises to God, the Kingdom does in fact come.

The angels declared He was holy, and His glory manifested.  When you declare His praises in this world, His glory explodes into the atmosphere and His kingdom is extended.  Every knee must bow to the name of Jesus.


Philippians 2:9-11  "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."

When you declare His name both the angels and the demons that are warring all around us all the time fall to their knees.

This is why praise is so important.

This is faith: That regardless of what you see, feel, taste, touch, think, or otherwise, you continue walking in the promises of Scripture and obedience to Him.  You may feel absolutely nothing when you sing to Jesus, but there is an explosive reaction in the atmosphere all around you.

From now on, let's make a decision to praise God declare the name of Jesus into our situations and lives, and you will see results.  It is impossible to praise His name and not have a positive effect on things around you.