God Wants to Work With You

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. (Mark 16:19-20)

The Lord worked with the disciples - not ahead of them, not instead of them, but with them. This shows how God chose to operate on earth after Jesus ascended. God has decided to partner Himself with believers. Jesus finished His earthly ministry, sat down at the right hand of the Father, and entrusted the continuation of His work to believers filled with the Holy Spirit. That wasn’t a downgrade; it was God’s way of working through mankind again.

The same God who created the earth by speaking now works through human mouths. The key difference is that redeemed men and women have the Holy Spirit inside them as well as upon them. The phrase “confirming the word” is essential in this verse. If God confirms the Word, then speaking the Word matters. Silence doesn’t give God anything to confirm. Agreement does. They went out and preached, and then the Lord worked with them.

Obedience activates your partnership with God. God didn’t wait for perfect conditions; He waited for words of faith to be spoken by Spirit-filled people. When you speak God’s Word in faith, you should expect God to support it. Declaring healing according to God’s Word should lead to seeing healing. Declaring salvation should lead to people being delivered, set free, safe, secure, and provided for.

God is working with us, so what we say carries weight. Angels and demons respond to spoken words. Heaven responds to faith-filled words. Darkness responds to fear-filled words. You’re never just talking; you’re either lining up with God or working against what He wants to do.

Practical Application

What are you allowing to come out of your mouth? Is it doubt, fear, worry, or anger? Recognize the words you’re tempted to say that don’t align with God’s Word and stop them before they’re spoken. Repent for what you’ve said that didn’t agree with God, and choose to speak in agreement with His will.

Acts 5:12; Hebrews 2:4