Actively working:
God’s wonder-working power is always active, even when we don’t see it. He is actively working miracles of healing, deliverance, restoration, and whatever needs to be done where and whenever he wants. Gof is not bound to religious ideologies or dogmas that limit him from doing what he wants. The scriptures tell us that it is God who works in us to fulfil his good purpose (Ph 2:13) in us. Psalms 19 teaches us that it is all of God’s creation that declares his handiwork, for which God continues to work (19:1-5). The word of God in us is like a tabernacle for the sun, a starting point to begin to run the race to save humanity. Jesus, through his word, did many miracles. Jesus commissioned the disciples and sent them to heal the sick and cast out demons (Lk 9:1-2), and they came back and told him all that they had done.
Luke 9:43-44
43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,
44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
The amazement of the disciples was the same as that of the people surrounding him. They were in awe of what they had seen. Jesus had cast out a demon from a boy and healed him when no one else could, demonstrating his superiority over creation. He then assigned his disciples to feed five thousand men along with their families with five loaves of bread and two fish. While in the race to save man, Jesus put his words in the disciples’ hearts. Jesus begins his words with the question that all the people were already trying to answer, “Whom say the people that I am?” and “Whom do ye say I am?” (Lk 9:20). Along with Peter’s response, Jesus told the disciples that they needed to allow to sink in the cost for following him (Lk 9:23-24). To sink means to set or fix in place. He told his disciples to allow the words to settle in their hearts and not to fight them.
The apostle Paul resonates this idea of letting the words of Christ dwell in our hearts when he wrote in Colossians that we need to let it dwell richly in us (3:16). The disciples needed to allow God’s will to sink into their hearts, no matter how difficult. God’s will for Christ to be handed over to man was going to be heartbreaking for the disciples, because Jesus had grown in their hearts. In the Lord’s prayer, we hear the words “God’s will be done,” as Jesus taught his disciples how to pray.
Philippians 2:13
13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Psalms 91:1-5
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
Luke 9:1-2
Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.
Luke 9:20
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.
Luke 9:23-24
23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Colossians 3:16
16 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.