Rhema

Luke 1 contains the story of an angel coming to Mary and telling her she is going to have the Son of God. In verse 37, the angel says, “For with God nothing will be impossible.”

I think it is really important for us to understand the reality of this statement. Nothing is two words, “no” and “thing,” the word “thing” here is Rhea which is where we get our word Rhema.

Rhema is the freshly spoken word of God (when God breathes upon something). Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word (the freshly spoken word) of God. So it could be said, no Rhema will be impossible. Impossible means “without ability.”

I want to break down the verse this way because once you see it, you can never un-see it. This verse, “For with God nothing will be impossible,” can actually be translated this way…

No freshly spoken word of God will come to you that does not carry its own ability to perform itself. (Read that again!)

We can now see why Jesus can confidently say to His disciples when they ask Him how they are going to feed 5,000+ people and He says, “you feed them.”  Because in the command is the capacity.

That is why quick obedience releases the greater amount of power. Obedience after extended scrutiny and analyzation drains it of power. 

No freshly spoken word of God will come to you that does not contain its own ability to perform it. Now we know why Jesus said, “Heal the sick,” not “pray for the sick,” because the command itself contains the ability to perform it. 

In Mark 9, we find a story of a father who brings his son to be healed, and he has a low level of faith (there are different levels of faith throughout the Bible, but this man has a low level of faith.)

He says to Jesus, “if you are able…” To ask God IF He’s able to do something is not great faith. Jesus turns the table on him and says, “IF you're able to believe,” then He uses this phrase, “All things are possible to him who believes.”

So in Luke, it says, “nothing is impossible for God, but here in Mark, it says, “nothing is impossible for those who believe.” And then the father says in Mark 9, “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.” 

I think He added this story to really encourage us. Even when our faith is weak, He still responds and invites us into the possible.

So, as we co-labor with God in dreaming and getting prophetic vision–as we feed on the rhema word of God, we know that it contains in itself the ability to perform it. 

Can you remember a dream you had? I hope as you write those dreams in your journal that you feel the breath of God on them. 

Activation:

• Read Ezekiel 37

• Prophesy to those dreams