The Power of Words in Our Daily Lives
ICS Daily Devotions
Hebrews 11:3 (NKJV) By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
There is creative power in the Word of God because God spoke creation into being. There is power in our words too because we are made in the image of God.
We speak out of the abundance of the heart, but none of us can be good on our own because of the sin nature in our spirit men. Therefore, we must be born again so we can live from the inside out as new creations and have the nature of God. Nonetheless, we don’t speak in line with the Word of God automatically, so it is vital that we have our minds renewed.
Luke 7:7-8 (NKJV) Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
It takes faith to recognise and exercise the power of words well. The centurion understood the power of words coming from a person of authority; he had faith in the Word of Jesus. The angels or the creative power of God will act if Jesus says the Word because Jesus framed the whole world by the power of His Word.
Mark 11:22-23 (NKJV) So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.
In the above passage, Jesus is teaching us the power of our words when they are spoken in faith. Our words will take immediate effect in the spiritual realm. Although the fig tree that was cursed by Jesus did not change in appearance immediately, the fact that Peter saw it was withered the next day shows that the fig tree had already started to wither at its root as soon as Jesus spoke to it. The Word that Jesus said carried tremendous power, and likewise with the words that we speak because we are made in the image of God.
God has created us to speak like He does. No other creation can speak except mankind. We are free moral agents and God has given us the right to make choices in our lives. Nobody else has authority over our lives like we do, so what we say with our mouths releases the authority to act over our lives. Even though we do not see it, the effect of our spoken word is set into the motion the moment it is uttered. It will either give power for God to act or for the devil to destroy. Therefore, pay attention to what you say in your daily lives, and learn to speak in line with the Word of God.
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