Words created the world.
But, for many people, there’s a tendency to think that the creative power of the word applies only to God. Despite the fact we’re made in His image and likeness.
We can say for years, even from childhood, “I can’t go on like this,” and never recognise the connection between those words and the moment we wake up, barely able to walk. To the bafflement of doctors, who can find nothing organically wrong.
We can say for years, even from childhood, “I’m not listening,” and never recognise the connection between those words and the moment our hearing diminishes to zero. To the bafflement of doctors, who can find nothing organically wrong.
We can say for years, even from childhood, “I just want to forget that ever happened,” and never recognise the connection between those words and the moment our memory starts to fade.
And the truth is that the Word of God DOES have the miraculous power to overturn all of those negatives in a single moment. Jesus can heal all our diseases in an instant. But many times He calls on us to participate in the process and to say, “I’m sorry, Lord, for speaking that over myself. I repent of those words and the lack of trust in You they imply. I renounce, that is I say an “eternal no” to them and ask you to remove their place in my life through the saving power of Your cross.”
Picture from Anne Hamiltons Facebook Post 26 March 2017
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Copyright Anne Hamilton
Anne Hamilton is a former Mathematics teacher, multi-award winning author. Her thirty books run the gamut from children's picture books to young-adult fantasy to several devotional theology series drawn from her deep Biblical research and her love of God and God’s Word.
If you want books that are light and superficial, you've come to the wrong author. If you want entertainment that will never tax your grey matter, click your back-button now.
She loves to make her readers think about themselves and the universe in fresh and profound ways. She doesn't want them to agree with everything she says - her aim is to start a dialogue, and also to create a 'Wow!' moment as she explores traditional interpretations of words, stories and names and exposes the treasures within.
She's a numerical literary artist: that is, she is part of a long and venerable tradition of writers who design the structure of their writing using codified mathematical principles.
A former President of The Omega Writer, a publisher and editor. For twenty years, Anne was the coordinator of an annual camp for children based around The Chronicles of Narnia. That experience shaped a lot of her thinking about how readers enjoy fantasy, and were an influence her award winning children’s books.
She has made an invaluable contribution to Australian and New Zealand Christian writers through her tireless efforts, prayers and vision. See the links to her extensive Facebook page, her blog and the Australian source of her books.
Anne lives in Brisbane, Australia.