A word that proceeds from, expresses, and carries God’s own power
Here, power is primary. The word is the vehicle or expression of that power.
- God does not add power to words
- His speech flows from who He is
- The word is powerful because it is His
- God’s word as an extension of His being, not a tool external to Him
So Christ sustains the universe not by exertion, force, or effort—but by divine authority expressed as speech.
When God speaks, what He says does not merely describe reality — it creates, establishes, or sustains reality.
Unlike human speech (which depends on action afterward), God’s speech is itself the action.
There is no gap between God’s word and its fulfillment.
A divine decree is:
- God’s sovereign decision or will
- Expressed by His word
- Which cannot fail or be resisted
A divine decree is effective simply by being spoken because God’s word is not information—it is sovereign will in action.
God eternally wills, orders, and governs all creation, and that His will is effective, not frustrated.