Your Words Determine Your Destiny
ICS Daily Devotions
Matthew 12:36-37 (NKJV) But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgement. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
This Scripture contains an important truth. We all know that good works and good words do not save us, because salvation is by grace and nobody can earn their salvation by their works or words, so that nobody can boast. Even though salvation is a gift from God, Jesus says that you will be justified by your words, which means that what you say releases the power of your life to God either to save or to condemn you. Put simply, the authority over your life, which in this case is your eternal destiny, is through the acknowledgement by your words.
Because we are free moral agents, our words give forth the authority to God for Him to change our lives, including our eternal destiny. Therefore, we need to say what we believe in our hearts. In other words, we need to acknowledge what we believe by saying it because we are justified by the words that we speak or acknowledge. On the other hand, we can be condemned if we make a choice to reject God by what we say because there is tremendous power in what we say with our mouths.
Romans 10:9-10 (NKJV) That if you confess with your month the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
As we confess with our mouths that Jesus is our Lord and Saviour, we are saved and justified by the words that we speak in acknowledging that we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is important that we acknowledge Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour personally because it affects our eternity, and nobody can do it for us. He has given us the power to confess our faith in His Lordship in our lives with our mouths as we have been given the right to govern our lives. Therefore, what we say releases the authority over our lives.
There is tremendous power found in the words that you speak, and it will set the course of your destiny. Therefore, it is vital to watch our tongue for out of it releases the authority over our life. This belief and confession of faith are the very things that will secure our salvation.
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