YOUR WORDS CARRY POWER
Ecclesiastes 8:4
4Where the word of a king is, there is
power.
In
biblical times, a king’s word carried tremendous power. What he decreed would
come to pass. If he said, “Raise taxes,” the taxes were raised.
Do
you know that we are kings? The Bible tells us that Jesus has washed us from
our sins with His blood and made us kings. (Revelation 1:5–6) And as kings in
Christ, our words carry power too.
When
we place our hands on a sick person and say, “Be healed,” the person is healed!
When we lay hands on our children and say, “Be blessed,” our children are
blessed! For there is power in our words — the words of kings!
When I was a young Christian in my teens, I wanted to practise what I had learnt about the power of my words. There was this plant near my home and whenever I passed by it, I would say to it, “Be cursed in Jesus’ name!”
When I was a young Christian in my teens, I wanted to practise what I had learnt about the power of my words. There was this plant near my home and whenever I passed by it, I would say to it, “Be cursed in Jesus’ name!”
Many
days passed. And I will never forget the day when I noticed that the leaves of
the plant had turned brown! You may want to try this at home with your potted
plants. But bless them instead!
Since
our words carry power, can you imagine the harm we do when we say to our loved
ones things like “You are always so careless”, “You are good for nothing” or
“You are so stupid”? We are cursing them!
The
devil is happy when you use the power of your words against your loved ones or
even yourself. He wants to see you defeated. So instead of saying, “I am always
short of money,” say, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
(Psalm 23:1) And stop saying, “I am so useless. I don’t think I can do it.”
Instead, start saying, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens
me.” (Philippians 4:13)
Beloved, remember that as a king, what you
say will come to pass because where the word of a king is, there is power. So
learn to say what God says about you and see His promises come to pass in your
life!
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