This morning in my communion time with the Holy Spirit He reminded me that our hearts need to permit the word of the Lord to dwell richly in us. He pointed out to me the differences between having the word in you in different levels and the level of impact where the word of the Lord has a place to dwell in our hearts determines the results that word will have in our outcomes in life.

If the word of the Lord dwells poorly in our hearts then we can expect to receive poor results that impact nothing because our hearts cannot process being rich. Let me go on now and share the meat of what the Holy Spirit re-emphasized to me about allowing the word of the Lord to dwell richly in our lives.

In Colossians.3:16&17 we read these words which came to the Apostle Paul by revelation Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

These thoughts expressed in words by the apostle Paul are not just words that he made up to impress his hearers. They are words that Paul received by revelation through the Holy Spirit which were worked into the fabric of Paul’s life and heart and had been tested in his walk with the Lord and proved to be effective, life giving, productive and fruitful.

I am setting the tone for you here so that as you receive these words and embrace them you are conscious of the power that resides in them and you can then let them have the foremost place of authority in your daily walk so you can reap the full benefit of the righteous fruit they will produce for you.

One more reminder about the revelation Paul received from the Lord and why we need to understand its importance from Galatians.1:15-17 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

These truths were not only revealed to Paul but revealed in Paul’s heart so they were worked out in his life before he started preaching them. They were practical lessons not theoretical untested words.

So when the Apostle Paul says let the word of Christ dwell richly in you in all wisdom, he is firstly pointing out that you have to make the choice to permit the word to dwell in you richly. How you respond to the word will determine how it dwells in you.

Now it is the word of Christ that Paul is speaking about here that is the office of Jesus as the anointed One. Let me share more on that aspect of Jesus’s life. Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit and power and then went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed of the devil.

Now the anointing is the burden-removing, yoke destroying, world overcoming, barrier- breaking, always triumphing power of God working on your behalf and this is what Paul is saying we should allow to dwell or live richly in our hearts with all wisdom to steward it correctly.

When you are rich in something you have an abundance which can be used lavishly because there is plenty to spare for any and every situation.

I have had where even at memorial services where on this particular event the Methodist Minister after I had read the scripture from John.14 came over to me and said I know you know the person you just read about and my faith was awakened as you read that passage and I am stirred back to pursue my walk with Him afresh as you read the scripture and He spoke to me again.

The Minister thanked me for letting the Lord use me to bless him. He was the officiating Minister for the service.

I was only attending my father’s brother’s memorial service after his passing. It was the word of Christ richly dwelling in me that brought life to that minister when he was to be bringing hope and comfort to the surviving relatives. He was energized and revived by the Holy Spirit and regained his relationship with the Lord.

This is why it is so important to allow the word of Christ to dwell richly in your heart. The word of Jesus the anointed One is potent and can do everything but how I respond to it will determine how it affects you. In Luke.5:17 we read these words Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

They were listening to Jesus the anointed One teach but got nothing because they did not permit their hearts to let his word dwell in them and it was four outsiders who could not enter the house because of the crowd that climbed the roof and removed it. Then dropped the man in front of Jesus that got the miracle that raised him up and he walked out healed in the sight of all.

The Holy Spirit wants you to permit the word of Christ the anointed One to dwell richly in you in all wisdom so you can experience the anointing working in all areas of your life by removing burdens you ought not to be carrying.

Destroying yokes you have no business being tied to that weary and limit you moving forward and impede your spiritual advancement.

Overcoming all worldly events and things that keep you tied up in ways of death that choke out the word of life from bearing fruit in you and you become stagnant and fruitless.

How much more the working of the barrier breaking power of the Holy Spirit that propels you to go beyond any barrier or obstacle that seeks to hinder you achieving and accomplishing marvels that no eye has yet seen or imagined possible to happen.

This can truly be the reality in your life if you will receive these words to permit the word of the anointed One Jesus to dwell richly in you in all wisdom. There is grace available today for this process to begin operating in your life if only you say yes and give it the permission to take up residence in your heart and direct the course of your life.

Jairus allowed Jesus and His anointing to take over his life and though it drove away family members from his home, Jairus received his daughter back to life.

So take your stand this morning and give permission to the word of Christ to dwell and live in your heart richly and watch the new story of His miracle working hand make all things new in your life and circumstances and change the course of your story to become a testimony of glory for the name of Jesus. Amen.