Exodus 31:3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

I cannot stress enough the importance of the abiding Spirit of God within us. Having made Jesus Christ the Lord of our lives places the Holy Spirit in our hearts. This is everything. Nothing can be done without Him.

John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Our earnest expectations are all based on this one promise, His abiding presence.

Philippians 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. (NIV)

The most precious the deposit, the more precious the possession. We are precious to Him.

Psalm 27:14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

We are to be partakers of His divine nature. This just gets better and better. First He talks to us, then He takes up residence inside our hearts and now we have the opportunity to partake of His divine nature.

Isaiah 28:10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

Learning a new language can be difficult. I have a hard time with English. People that study English tell me that it is more difficult to learn than many of the European languages. I know sentence structure, syntax, and a variety of rules and exceptions that allow me to communicate.

The language of faith has none of those things. It has meaning, understanding, purpose and power. The Word of Faith is transformative.

Ecclesiastes 8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

Luke 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.

1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Ephesians 5:25b-27 … even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

2 Corinthians 2:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

The Word of faith has power to transform lives, and does so according to the will and purpose of the Father.

Ephesians 1:8-9 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: