The Power of Words

Have you ever thought about the power of words?  I know when I was a young child that one of the rhymes one heard was the following, " Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."  That is a lie from the pit of hell!  I know that words do have an effect.  Look at the number of people you may know who have been cut off from their destiny because of what someone said about them that undermined their belief about themselves. I know of a a young lady who don't get the verbal support that she should have gotten from her father and that has caused her to look and find that acceptance from others who can't replace what his word means to her.  I believe that we as believers in Jesus need to watch what we say.  If one remembers the Bible states that we are created in the reflection of our Father God.  He spoke and the worlds were created.   Now you and I don't have that power to do just that, but we do have the power to speak and create not only our own world but those we have surrounded ourselves as well. 

The Bible states the following in Matthew 12:36-37, " But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."    Church we must watch what we are saying.  Are you speaking words of judgment and commendation before you are sure that they are justified?  Love is what God is about.  Are words need to be framed in that.  Are you saying course jokes?  Have I been without fault in this area?  No, I am just as guilty as anyone of falling short in this area.  But the Lord has been speaking to me about this and I wanted to share with you what I have read and heard.  It is time for us to grow up in Christ and to be more like Him.  

Ephesians 4:29 says the following," Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." Are you and I practicing this with those we work with, those we fellowship with and those we encounter with on a daily basis?  I encourage you to seek  God on this and to repent and turn your conversation toward what God intends that you may grace to those that you encounter.  It is through these moments that you and I will have  an impact on our world that others will recognize.  When one thinks of a man who has practiced this principle that is still with us today I must point to the Reverend Billy Graham. I can't think of an incident where he has been accused of misrepresenting the gospel of Christ by what he said or shouldn't have.  Let us follow that example and speak life.  For the Bible says in Proverbs 18:21, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
Let us speak Life that the gospel of Christ will manifest in a generation that is in need of His presence as never before.