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Speak the Word
“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 NKJV
Today, I just wanted to take a moment and share a powerful gift we have at our disposal, our words. :)
Words hold immense power! They have the power to build up and tear down, to bring life and bring death!
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.”
Proverbs 18:21 AMP
*Remember these can be positive or negative consequences ;)
See how James describes the tongue:
“Now if we put bits into the horses’ mouths to make them obey us, we guide their whole body as well. And look at the ships. Even though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the helmsman determines. In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!”
James 3:3-5 AMP
Listen, the words that we speak are extremely important and the more I mature in the Lord, the more I have come to realize that. :)
As a believer, we have been made like Jesus! That’s awesome news!
Be encouraged today, you have the authority to speak life into those around you!
You have the opportunity to share the Good News, to speak light into the darkness!
Once again, let’s look back on the Genesis account of creation and see how God handles the darkness, He didn’t think the darkness away, nor did He bother describing the darkness, He simply said, “Let there be light!”
Did you know that you and I have the same opportunity? We can look out at the crazy world we live in and follow the crowd and use our words to tear down others, make gifs meant to highlight the darkness, use our words to simply describe the things we see, OR we can be like God and say, “Let there be light!”
“Use your words to design your life, not to describe your life.” - Pastor Jim Frease
It takes very little effort to describe the darkness around us, but it takes immense courage to swim upstream, to go against the grain and use our words to speak life, to build others up, to speak and believe the Word of God when it appears that no one else does!
The easiest way to start this awesome habit is at home: the Bible says faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word...
One of the best ways to begin exercising our faith is by speaking the Word at home!
Instead of simply reading your Bible, begin to speak your Bible! :)
In this manner, you will be speaking the Word out of your mouth, it goes forth and comes into your ears, works its way into your heart and mind, and thus nestles its way into every core of your being!
If we will practice this one simple thing over and over, we will fill ourselves with the Word, readying ourselves!
You will be surprised how over time, you will begin quoting scriptures during your everyday activities. When we are full of the Word, and life bumps us, the Word spills out!
Make up your mind today to be a speaker of the Word and not a bearer of bad news :)
It will take some time, but over time, you will be a force to be reckoned with and the gates of Hell will not be able to prevail against you because of the Word that is in you!
In Christ,
Joshua Scott Zeitz
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By Joshua Scott ZeitzSpeak the Word
“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Romans 10:17 NKJV
Today, I just wanted to take a moment and share a powerful gift we have at our disposal, our words. :)
Words hold immense power! They have the power to build up and tear down, to bring life and bring death!
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.”
Proverbs 18:21 AMP
*Remember these can be positive or negative consequences ;)
See how James describes the tongue:
“Now if we put bits into the horses’ mouths to make them obey us, we guide their whole body as well. And look at the ships. Even though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the helmsman determines. In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!”
James 3:3-5 AMP
Listen, the words that we speak are extremely important and the more I mature in the Lord, the more I have come to realize that. :)
As a believer, we have been made like Jesus! That’s awesome news!
Be encouraged today, you have the authority to speak life into those around you!
You have the opportunity to share the Good News, to speak light into the darkness!
Once again, let’s look back on the Genesis account of creation and see how God handles the darkness, He didn’t think the darkness away, nor did He bother describing the darkness, He simply said, “Let there be light!”
Did you know that you and I have the same opportunity? We can look out at the crazy world we live in and follow the crowd and use our words to tear down others, make gifs meant to highlight the darkness, use our words to simply describe the things we see, OR we can be like God and say, “Let there be light!”
“Use your words to design your life, not to describe your life.” - Pastor Jim Frease
It takes very little effort to describe the darkness around us, but it takes immense courage to swim upstream, to go against the grain and use our words to speak life, to build others up, to speak and believe the Word of God when it appears that no one else does!
The easiest way to start this awesome habit is at home: the Bible says faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word...
One of the best ways to begin exercising our faith is by speaking the Word at home!
Instead of simply reading your Bible, begin to speak your Bible! :)
In this manner, you will be speaking the Word out of your mouth, it goes forth and comes into your ears, works its way into your heart and mind, and thus nestles its way into every core of your being!
If we will practice this one simple thing over and over, we will fill ourselves with the Word, readying ourselves!
You will be surprised how over time, you will begin quoting scriptures during your everyday activities. When we are full of the Word, and life bumps us, the Word spills out!
Make up your mind today to be a speaker of the Word and not a bearer of bad news :)
It will take some time, but over time, you will be a force to be reckoned with and the gates of Hell will not be able to prevail against you because of the Word that is in you!
In Christ,
Joshua Scott Zeitz