Word Potential: Essays on the Faculty of Spoken Words

Imagine someone else coming along and declaring something contrary? How do we know what is true? Whose word do we trust? What is safe to repeat? It's not enough to just hear, we have to study and be sure that what we share is true and right. Biblical characters Hymenaeus and Philetus handled the Gospel so carelessly. Their bungling sent hearers on a path far from the truth. It is important that we meditate on and study the Word of God for ourselves. Dr. Tony V. Lewis' WORD POTENTIAL offers insight into the importance of handling the Word of Truth with care and consideration. The Apostle Paul's prayer concerning the people of the church at Ephesus was needed in biblical days and is sorely needed now: "I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better."

Don't we all want to know God better? Don't we want to be sure of everything concerning Him and his Word? Don't we want to be confident and bold as we share His Word with others? He has trusted us with His Word and has tasked us to share it far and wide. Words are so powerful, and our desire should be that we delight the Lord and win souls for the Kingdom by our handling of the truth. Words can inform, educate, clarify, build, and enlighten. They can also deceive, confuse, destroy, and cause discord. We should never be perplexed or embroiled in argument, or debate. God's word admonishes anyone who is lacking wisdom to ask for it! God will not only give wisdom but, according to James 1:5, he gives it "generously to all, without finding fault"!

I believe that words mean a great deal to God. Words are purposeful and strategic. Words make things happen! Words are loaded with potential! God's Word is packed with power!