When God Names It, It Becomes
Morning light pouring through an open door, a quiet picture of God’s Word opening what once was closed.
Devotional Credit: Days of Heaven on Earth, A. B. Simpson, September 24
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The thread that A. B. Simpson pulls on today is simple and stunning in its clarity. God speaks, and what He speaks becomes. Paul points to Abraham and to the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist. This is not wishful thinking. This is covenant speech from the One whose Word carries the power to do what it declares.
Simpson reminds us that when Jesus says you are clean through the word He has spoken, you really are clean. When He declares no condemnation, there is none. When He says His weapons are mighty to pull down strongholds, the weakest saint is carried by His might. Faith is not working up feelings or gritting teeth. Faith receives God’s Word as reality and steps forward on that solid ground.
Think of the gospel promises Jesus has already spoken over you. Righteous in Him. Alive to God. Joined to the Lord. The Father’s child. The Spirit’s dwelling. Simpson nudges us to treat those promises as more true than our histories, more defining than our habits, and more durable than our emotions. Not because we are strong, but because the Lord who speaks is faithful.
So today we live from His Word, not toward it. We are not clawing our way up a ladder to achieve what He has already named. We are learning to abide in what the Lord has already called into being. Thank you, Pastor Simpson, for the gentle push to take God at His Word and to walk in it with a quiet, steady confidence.
Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
I am the Lord who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist. I have set My love on you in Jesus. I declared you righteous in Him. I joined you to the Son in His death and in His life. My word over you is not a wish. It is the truth I have established.
When I say you are clean in the Son, you may come near with a clear heart. When I say there is now no condemnation, you may lay down your accusations. When I say you are a new creation, you may stop wearing the old name. I do not speak to deny your past. I speak to define your present and secure your future.
I work in you to will and to do what pleases Me. I give power that topples arguments and quiets fears. I am faithful to complete what I began. Hold fast to what I have said. Let My promises be the ground under your feet and the light before your path. I call, and what I call becomes. I name you Mine, and you are Mine.
Real-Life Analogy
Picture a smart lock on your front door. A guest might stand outside and tug the handle all day, still locked out by effort. But when the owner speaks the right command into the system, the door redefines your status. Access granted. You do not argue with the door. You simply turn the handle and walk in because the word has already been spoken.
That is how Jesus works His life in us. He has spoken a better word, and the Holy Spirit applies it. You do not force your way into freedom. You trust the Owner’s command that has already changed your standing. Then you act on it. For example, when an old shame tries to lock you out of peace this afternoon, whisper, Lord, I rely on Your finished word over me, open this moment in me as one who is already welcomed, and then answer the email or make the call from that settled place.
Prayer of Confidence
Father, thank You that in Jesus You have spoken life where death had reigned. Thank You that Your Word is not hollow. You have called me clean, accepted, and alive in Your Son. You have seated me with Him, You have blessed me with every spiritual blessing, and Your Spirit lives in me to express the life of Jesus through me.
Today I affirm what You say. I rest where You have seated me. I receive what You have already provided. Let Your promises govern my thoughts, quiet my emotions, and direct my steps. Your faithfulness is the anchor of my day. Your Word stands firm, and I gladly walk in it.
Scripture References for the Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture Section
Romans 4:17, John 15:3, Romans 8:1, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 2:13, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:24, Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 2:5 to 6, Ephesians 1:3, Colossians 1:27, Galatians 2:20, Romans 6:4 to 11, Psalm 33:9, 2 Corinthians 4:6, John 1:12, 1 Peter 2:9, Hebrews 10:14