Words!

Words!

Proverbs 18:21 KJV

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The verse above, as well as the messages it promotes, bear repeating again and again because of their importance in our lives and our walk with God. God, who is our Father and Creator, laid a foundation for this thought by creating the entire universe with words. The heavens and the earth were made by words. God simply spoke the entire earth and all it has into existence, and He keeps sustaining all He has made through the power of His Word. All we see and hear today are also  offsprings of the foundations already laid by God. To make matters even better, God made man in his own image, and sealed it by imparting his breath into man. This makes man the most impactful of all that God has made. God's creative power, amazing words and higher life were all imparted into man with that breath. 

Man now has the power to dominate, create, and subdue. What sin did was to corrupt the power and ability God had given; sin could never take away from us what it never gave in the first place, it could only seek to corrupt that which God had given. There is nothing man can do to change that which God has done. The worst thing I can do is to refuse or neglect to live in the reality of the power that God has made available, but that will not be God's fault; that would be mine to sort out. I therefore have a great  opportunity to walk once again in the full realisation of our power, grace and ability in God. God's original plan is still there, and only as I tap into the free stream that comes from God can I fully live out my potential. 

My words are important because of who I am. It does not matter initially who I know; all of us were given the power of words. Most just don't know how to use it right, and they spend the oppourtunity cursing others. But for as many as have God's life in them, there is a deep understanding of the power of words and why we need to watch what we say and how it is said. God does not waste words, neither does he talk  carelessly; everything He says is purpose-driven and eternity- based. If only we could learn from him, how less complicated our lives would be and the great impact our words would have. The power of our words are clearly spelt out today. It is a choice to be made between two clear alternatives. There is no middle ground; you just must commit to one direction. May God grant us the grace to watch our words before they end up as destiny-destroyers. Speak life, spread life and get life. God's time of favour is here.