The Life Producing Spoken Word of God- Genesis 1:3 KJV
READING CHAPTERS
- And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. (Genesis 1:3 KJV)
- Thy word is a LAMP unto my feet and a LIGHT unto my path (Psalms 119:105 KJV)
- The entrance of thy words giveth LIGHT; it giveth UNDERSTANDING unto the simple (Psalms 119:105 KJV)
- The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the SPIRIT and LIFE (John 6:63 NIV)
- For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation (Romans 10:10 KJV)
- The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16-KJV)
The Power of God's Spoken Word
Genesis 1:1-4 (Amplified version) - In the beginning God ([a]Elohim) [b]created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was [c]formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, [d]“Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful), and [e]He affirmed and sustained it;
In the very beginning of creation, God always had a divine plan for man that spanned across generations that would rule, have dominion, and replenish the earth and authority over everything God created (Genesis 1:27).
Ruach Elohim - The Spirit of God
When God’s spirit was hovering over the waters as darkness filled the earth, HE SAID… let there be LIGHT. (Genesis 1:3). In other words, God said LIGHT BE. God’s creative ability stemmed from his absolute greatness and sovereignty to speak a word into existence and whatever he said came to BE. He called those things which are not as though they were (Romans 4:17).
Remember, everything God created from Genesis 1 until verse 26 was with the power of his spoken word. “And God said…” was the introductory command God gave for each creation element from Light until the living creatures in the seas and on land. It was not until Genesis 1:26 that God called the TRINITY to discuss the creation of Man. Genesis 1:26, the amplified version puts it this way;
26 Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
What is Man?
God went further from SPEAKING creation elements into existence to making the one creation element “MAN” with the help of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Some bible scholars explained it this way. In Genesis 26 when God said “ Let us make man in our image and likeness…” he spoke the spirit of man into existence. You can see this in verse 27. However, man’s body and soul were created in Genesis 2 as you would observe in Genesis 2:7;
7 then the Lord God [d]formed [that is, created the body of] man from the [e]dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]
Creative Ability to Speak
The man had a very distinct creative ability given to him by God to have dominion over everything he created, to subdue and to replenish the earth. The man was given the ability to create things, to innovate things, and to bring life to everything God had created. Remember in Genesis 2:18-21, God formed every animal from the dust and brought it to man to see what he would CALL them.
18 Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] [i]suitable and complementary for him.” 19 So the Lord God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. 20 And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field, but for Adam, there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him
Whatever name Man called the animals, that was the name that gave life to the existence of that specific animal. Yes, we could say man and beast were created on the same day and in fact, according to the creation chronological order, the beasts were created first before man, however, God gave a special authority to man over beasts. A higher intellect, dominion, and authority to subdue other animals. We won't go into this at this time. Of course, man did not see any helpmeet from the animals and God formed a woman out of his ribs (verse 21).
The spoken words from the mouth of man are very powerful because God made them so. Our lesson from this synopsis is to understand the very power of our spoken words to our families, our church, and the world at large. The enemy seeks to silence us. He seeks to cause us to doubt our authority and speak evil into existence or shut us up permanently.
The Fall of Man
Even though man fell in Genesis 3, there was a ripple effect to handing over that authority to the serpent, God had a redemptive plan in place. We will address this in another write-up. Jesus came in the likeness of man and overcame sin in the flesh as seen in Romans 8:3 AMP
"For what the Law could not do [that is, overcome sin and remove its penalty, its power] being weakened by the flesh [man’s nature without the Holy Spirit], God did: He sent His own Son in the likeness of sinful man as an offering for sin. And He condemned sin in the flesh [subdued it and overcame it in the person of His own Son]"
After Jesus gave up his spirit, the very first place Jesus went to was HELL. He went down to hell and made an open shame of the devils and demons, taking the keys of Death and Hades from Satan (Revelations 1:18).
… and the Ever-living One [living in and beyond all time and space]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of [absolute control and victory over] death and of Hades (the realm of the dead).
In Colossians 2:15, we see a more detailed description of what transpired between LIGHT and DARKNESS for the authority and dominion stolen from Man at the beginning of time.
When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through the cross.
Conclusion
In conclusion, God spoke creation into being. For man’s creation, God created man. He spoke man into existence but went further to create man with his hands. Formed him out of the ground. The sole reason was because God created man as a representative of himself on the earth- created in his LIKENESS and IMAGE. Man was endowed with the ability to also speak things into existence.
Man was given a powerful choice to either speak life or death into existence. The power of the tongue as seen in Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.
The dominion and effect of light over darkness is instant. We must continue to speak the word of God in our lives, in our families, in the church, and indeed the World. Amen
