The Engrafted Word

“RECEIVE…THE ENGRAFTED WORD.” JAMES 1:21

The word “engrafted” means “to attach to, and become part of.” Picture a gardener grafting a branch into a tree and that branch coming to life and bearing fruit. Now picture yourself reading God’s Word and a Scripture attaching itself to you, growing in you and producing change in your life. That’s how God’s Word works. And that’s why you need to read it daily!

Sometimes you can tell the pastor what you received through his sermon and he won’t know what you’re talking about because he was emphasizing something different. He was just the mailman; he didn’t know what was in the envelope. God sent a Word just for you. He said, “Here’s what I want you to do,” or “This is what I’m going to do for you in this situation.” It’s a Word that liberates you from fear, lifts you, directs you, and enables you to fight and win. Engrafted Word-carrying believers are potent. That’s because the engrafted Word sticks to you, takes you through the storm, feeds you in famine, quenches your thirst in drought, and brings you through the worst of times.

It doesn’t have to be a sermon; Jesus just gave Peter one Word, “Come,” and Peter started walking on water. It works like this: God gives you a Word, and the moment you step out on it your mind says, “It doesn’t make sense, you don’t have the talent, you don’t have the finances, you don’t have the education, etc.” The amazing thing is, as long as you stand on the Word God gave you, you won’t go under. That one Word, “Come,” stuck to Peter’s heart and propelled him through the storm. And the engrafted Word will do the same for you.