Can you imagine the most powerful system in the world? What did you imagine it to be? Was your first thought a governmental type system? Or, was that first thought a military type system? Perhaps your first thought was some type of financial system. Regardless of the system that first came to mind, there is one system more powerful than all of them combined.
Now imagine that you have been given “the power” to control just such a system. Yes, that’s right! Imagine that you have been given “the authority” to command this system. What would you do with such a system? How would you use such a system? Do you think you could be trusted with such power, with such authority? Would you want to be in control of such a system? Well, there is a system in existence that has been ordered not to do anything until something is said. This same system has been ordered not to do anything until some type of announcement is made. And here is the beauty of it all; you have been given “the power” to control and “the authority” to command this very system.
The Bible tells us that death and life are in “the power of the tongue,” which suggests that with one’s mouth, an individual can speak death into his or her life or the same individual can speak life into his or her life. Imagine the words that you speak being like the seeds that the farmer sows into his fields. And like the farmer, the words that you speak will produce a crop much like the one that is produced from the seeds that he plants in his fields. Whatever a person plants will be what that person reaps (Galatians 6:7). If you plant death, then death is what you will reap, in its full measure. And if you plant life, then life will be what you reap, in its full measure. The words that you speak are like seeds that are planted in the ground. And from those seeds, you will reap that for which you have sown, be it good or be it bad.
The words that you speak are so important; they really do control the things that happen to you. Many have died because they have said the wrong things. God has set before us life and death, blessing and cursing and has told us to choose life, but few know how the choices are made. We make the choices with the words that we speak, for “death and life rest in the power of the tongue” (Proverbs 18:22).
“For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:23-24 KJV).
Jesus tells the disciples, if they believe the things that they speak will come to pass and not doubt in their hearts, which is an absolute truth, then it can be said to the mountain, rise up and be removed, and that command will be obeyed. Therefore, according to this passage, whatsoever we “say,” “believing” that those things which we “say” will come to pass and not doubting it in our heart, then we will have whatsoever we “say.” Even salvation requires us to “speak” with our mouth.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10 KJV).
According to this passage, if we “confess (speak)” with our mouth and “believe” in our heart, then we will be saved, for it is by believing in our heart that we become right with God and it is by “speaking” with our mouth that we tell others of our faith, thereby confirming our salvation (confession is made unto salvation). Imagine that, the most powerful system in the entire world and you have been given “the power” to control and “the authority” to command this very system with the words that you speak. How awesome is that. But know this, with everything in this life, there are certain rules, certain conditions, and certain regulations that apply to this “power” and “authority” that we have been given. To be continued…
We always give thanks to God for the ability to share this inspirational message with you. We constantly pray that you will be blessed as well as informed by them and that you will be the better for having read them. If you are blessed by them, please share so that others may be blessed as well. Amen.
Enjoy your blessings - KW
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