GOD'S WORD IS YEA AND AMEN

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Thursday 27th October 2016

Topic: God Word is 'Yea' and Amen

Text: "…And all the people said, Amen, and praised the
Lord" (1 Chronicles 16:36).

Nearly everyone is familiar with the term amen.
It means “so be it.” It is the final word said to
affirm the truth. It is said after you hear
something you believe in, to affirm where you
stand. Israel said “amen” to show their
agreement with the Lord. Sometimes those of us
who are in church all the time say it and forget
its powerful meaning. However, there is more to
saying amen than just affirming where you stand;
you are literally exonerating Jesus and His Word
when you say it from your heart. Revelation 3:14,
speaking about Jesus, says, “These things saith
the Amen, the faithful and true witness.” Here
Jesus is referred to as “The Amen.” In other
words, He is “so be it” or the final Word! So,
when you say “amen,” you are not just repeating
empty words in a religious ritual. You are
affirming what you have heard and declaring it to
be the truth. You are saying that what you have
heard will happen and that you receive it in your
own life. Coupled with that, you are lifting up
Jesus, who is “The Amen!”
So as you pray today, think carefully of the
things you are praying. Then when you say
“amen,” realize you are declaring that what you
have prayed is coming to pass and that Jesus,
“The Amen,” is above it all! Go ahead, say
“Amen!”

PRAYER
Lord Jesus, You are “The Amen.” As I pray right
now, I say “Amen” to the things I am asking for
and know they will come to pass. Today I say,
amen!

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Jeremiah
32:26-44,
Jeremiah 33,
Jeremiah 34
1 Timothy 1 Psalm
119:41-48