The words we speak are very important. It was words spoken from our hearts that
brought us into the kingdom of God in the first place (Romans 10:10,13).
What if our response to that all important invitation from God had been, "oh, if it is God's will,
he'll save me. I'll know one day if he did or not, " or "well, I can ask him to save me, and he'll answer my prayer,
but sometimes he says no, so I can't say for sure whether he'll save me or not."
I can see many of you on your feet right now crying out, "No, no! The Word of God says he WILL
save ALL who call on his name through belief in his risen son. So you can't possibly use this as a scenario. You've missed
it badly."
I ask you why not? Doesn't the Word of God say he WILL do other things as well. So why
can't we take him at his Word for more than salvation? Why must he stop there at keeping his Word?
Our words are very powerful. The fact that our initial access to the presence and power of
God (by becoming his child) came through heart-spoken Words is proof of that.
Our words affect those around us--either positively or negively. They affect all of our relationships
either positively or negatively. They affect us, and our mental, physical and spiritual health, either positively or negatively.
But there are those who will take the scriptural truth concerning the importance and power
of our words, and twist it to suit their own self-centered, ungodly purposes.
There are those who take the scripture (where Abraham called those things that be not as though
they were) and twist it into a useless denial of reality.
Abraham was absolutely right to call those things that be not as though they were (because
he had God's promise), but there is certainly no record that he ever called those things that be as though
they weren't. That is a subtle difference that many get confused on.
But it is true that the Word of God should always be
in our mouth concerning any and all circumstances that may arise in our lives.
We are taught in scripture to "gird our loins with the TRUTH"-- which is the Word of God--and it
should be in our mouths as well as in our hearts.
Are you sick? What does the Word say? It says go to the elders of the church, admit that you
are sick and in need of prayer. Have them anoint you with oil and pray the prayer of faith over you.
What is the prayer of faith? (Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God) What does
the Word of God say? It says God is our healer. It says when we love him and are doers of the Word and not hearers only--it
(his Word) is life to us and health to all our flesh (Proverbs 4:22). I would feel
much better knowing that whoever was anointing me with oil and praying over me believed that--in fact, I am very
picky about who I let pray for me with the laying on of hands.
These are just a few (of many) examples of what the Word of God says, and about the word that should
be in our mouths, about whatever ails our bodies.
How about gossip? That involves words. Is it going to benefit us one bit to go around "confessing"
our healing while at other times we are indulging in the sin of gossip? Probably not.
The scriptures say to let no corrupt communication come out of our mouths. Corrupt communication
includes all ungodly speaking--not just cursing. And gossip is a sin. What is gossip? Discussing (without permission) the
personal details of anyone's life who is not us.
The scripture say our whole body can be defiled by what comes out of our mouths.
Scripture does teach that our physical health can be affected by our words--both positively and
negatively. There is a very strong connection between the Spiritual and the physical.
Our words, behavior, thoughts and attitude all work together in affecting our physical bodies.
The scriptures say the curse causeless does not come (Proverbs 26:2). That is why it is so crucially important to acknowledge him in all our ways, so he can
direct our paths (proverbs 3:6 kjv).
I seriously doubt the majority of us are afflicted because we are so righteous that a "Job"
situation is going on in our lives.
We can't rule that possibility out, so we need be careful about passing judgment on anyone
simply because they may be afflicted. But generally. that is not the case--and if obvious sin is present (all sin
is not obvious to the casual observer), it is definitely a loving thing to confront it. Someone's life just may be saved.
And wouldn't that be a good thing?
Jesus is the high priest of our profession (confession), but there is not a lot he can do if our
profession is generally dismal, negative and unbelieving.
There is only one thing that limits God and that is unbelief (Matthew 13:58).
And the scriptures do say, "From the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks...."
