" And there shall come forth a ROD out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:"
Isaiah 11:1
The ROD, Prophet Isaiah mentions in our opening verse, actually refers the Lord Jesus - The LIVING WORD. And if God could carry out strange acts with the rod in Moses' palms, He can equally perform Mighty MIRACLES in our lives with His WORD in our mouths.
We all can recount the several miracles Moses' rod performed in the eyes of Pharaoh, that scared him into letting the Israelites go from Egypt.
It was this same rod God asked Moses to lift over the red sea for a way out. And when there was a need for a drinking water, Moses would still hit the rock with this rod. No wonder ! He says, " ..... take this ROD in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs." Ezodus 4:17 KJV.
Now, this rod is no longer physical; it's the Living Word of God in our Spirits. We hold this rod in our palms by constantly meditating upon the WORD of GOD, keeping them even on our tongues. ( John 1:14 )
And, these are WORDS of POWER. Whether they proceed from God's mouth directly unto us regarding the perculiar situations we find ourselves inn, or they are scriptures we consciously re-echoe, God's Spirit and His angels who are always on standby readily effect them for our salvation.
( Psalm 103:20, Psalm 110:2 & Ecclesiastes 8:4 )
Interestingly, God did not just comfort Moses with the ROD, promising him deliverance; with this ROD, He actually defended Moses against Pharaoh, and also initiated attacks. Inasmuch as Moses would not use His ROD as a mere walking stick, let us also make great exploits with the WORD of The LORD in our Spirits.
Yet, it is only in the mouth that His Word is sweet and effectual - the need to always keep it on our tongues !
( Revelation 10:9-10 )
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