The Power of the Tongue

There is tremendous power in the words we speak. The bible says ‘What you say can mean life or death. Those who speak with care will be rewarded’ (Prov 18:21 NCV). Think about that for a moment: what we say about ourselves and our situation will determine the direction our life goes – good or bad. This is a spiritual law; a principle that works consistently.

The entire universe was made by God to respond to faith filled words. If you read the first chapter of Genesis, you will notice how often it says that ‘God said’ and then ‘it was so’. I remember as a young Christian I would often skip reading most of the first chapter of Genesis because I felt it was so repetitive. I never stopped to consider ‘Why does God go to such lengths to show us how He set up all of creation?’ I now understand that He did this so we can see the pattern: the world responds to words – but not just any random words; the world responds to faith filled words.

Jesus demonstrated the same thing: He simply spoke to situations and they responded to His words. He spoke to the wind and the waves, He spoke to the fig tree, He spoke to deaf ears, He spoke to dead bodies, He spoke to the paralyzed and everytime He spoke, creation responded and got in line with what He said. And before you start thinking ‘Of course creation responds to God and to Jesus because they’re the Creators’, you must consider that at the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus told His disciples that they could do what they’d seen Him do (John 14:12).

The audio file below goes into much greater detail regarding this topic. There is power released when we say things and believe what we say!

The Power of the Tongue - Part 1

The Power of the Tongue - Part 2

The Power of the Tongue - Part 3

Recorded at Transformers Christian Church