Obedient to Declare the Word of God!

OBEDIENT TO DECLARE: Some of the promises are conditional. Look at verse one: ... It shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments... The voice of the Lord thy God which we have today is the Word of God Written. In reading these verses, if you are not careful, you will miss what is actually being said because of the King James language. As I was studying this, the Lord said, "you look up that Hebrew word that is translated hearken." I thought I knew what it meant, but I looked it up. Here is what I found. Hearken first means "to hear intelligently." It also means "to be obedient," and "to declare." Next the Lord said, "look up the word diligently." I thought I knew what it meant to be diligent about something. But to my surprise, I found that the Hebrew word translated diligently means "Wholly, completely, far, fast, and louder and louder." The word could be used that way. So allow me to paraphrase the word that way: it shall come to pass, if you shall hear intelligently, be obedient to declare Wholly, completely, far, fast, louder and louder what God has said, to observe and to do all His commandments, then all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you. What God is saying in Deuteronomy is almost exactly what he told Joshua. God says, "just declare what I have said. Hear it intelligently, began to declare it wholly, completely, far, fast, louder and louder." He was just telling them to get the Word of God in their mouths. Then God said, "when you do all that, all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you." Well, that doesn't happen overnight. Obedience is first, and then the blessings. Next, God tells of all the curses. Notice that the curses came only after the people were disobedient. Remember, we are talking about faith and confession. This faith force works only in their heart (the spirit of man). And God told Israel how to develop heart faith for the blessings. The secret was to continue to declare God's promises until they possess them. Many people are stuck so to speak on the size of a mustard seed. However, it is not the size of the mustard seed it is the consistency of the mustard seed. A mustard seed plant cannot be Cross contaminated with any other plant in the world. If you tried it, mustard will be mustard. in other word it is consistent. (2 Peter chapter 1) gives us much insight into possessing the New Covenant Promises. "Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:1) Notice that Peter is talking to those who have obtained like precious faith with us. He is speaking of born-again believers--- which includes us today. "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. (2 Peter 1:2). GOD'S WILLNGNESS IS MULTIPLIED: Grace is God's willingness to use His power and His ability on your behalf my behalf. This grace is multiplied to you through the knowledge of God. When you gain the knowledge of what God will do, it multiplies His grace--- or His willingness--- to you and me. God already is willing, but you can't believe any further than you have knowledge. So, when you gain the knowledge of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, it multiplies God's willingness to use His power and His ability on our behalf. "It is according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue." (2 Peter 1:3). How has God given us all things that pertain unto life and godliness? Through the knowledge of Him. You can't believe for something if you have no knowledge of it. You cannot pray accurately if you have no knowledge of what you are praying for are about. When you gain knowledge of a promise, you will gain a certain amount of faith regarding that promise. If you will speak that promise, if you would pray that promise, your faith will grow concerning that particular promise. Peter said, according as his divine power hath given... What is God's divine power? I submit it to you that it is none other than the Word of God. This is how God gives it to you--- through his divine power. The good news is that the Word of God is His power. The apostle Paul said, ... The gospel of Christ. It is the power of God... (Romans 1:16). He is sending us his divine promise through His Divine Word. In other words, He has given us all things through his promise. Notice the wording, He has given. He is not going to do it; He has already done it. "Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature. (2 Peter 1:4) But what saith it? The Word is near thee, even in thy might and in thy heart; that is, the Word of faith, which we declare: that it thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus (The Word), and shall believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man (the inner man) believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. Confession Of God's Word is made unto deliverance, healing, preservation, and soundness. Nothing missing and nothing broken!