A Nugget from New Life Network
(by Dr. Larry Ollison)
Scripture for the Day (November 19, 2015)
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. (Proverbs 6:2)
What we say is very important. Proverbs 18:21 makes that very clear: “Death and life are in the power of
the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” According to this verse in God’s Word, we see that death and life are in the power of the tongue. But what does that mean? This means that words, your words, are containers. They can contain faith or they can contain doubt. What you say today is not only important to you, but can affect the world for years to come. So, your words are important. In fact, Proverbs 6:2 says, “You are snared by the words of your mouth; you are taken by the words of your mouth.”
Now, here is a spiritual law: God is a faith God and He releases His faith in words that He speaks. In the beginning, God spoke and the universe was formed. He did not think, wish, dream, or hope it into existence. He spoke it into existence. In Genesis 1:3 God said, “Let there be light” and it was so -“there was light.” And throughout the creation until now, God has spoken and whatever He spoke came to pass.
When Jesus was here on the earth, the Bible tells us that He spoke to the winds and sea and they obeyed Him. He didn’t act fearfully. He didn’t panic. He simply spoke to the wind and sea and said, “Peace, be still!” (Mark 4:39). He believed what He said would come to pass. He knew His authority, He spoke in faith, and what He said happened.
If you read this entire story in Mark 4, you will see that immediately after the sea calmed down, Jesus spoke to His disciples who were in the boat with Him. It’s very interesting what He said. He said, “Why are you so fearful. How is it that you have no faith?” (vs. 40). How much plainer can the Scriptures be? It took faith to calm the sea-not fear, but faith! The disciples were fearful. But when Jesus came on the scene, and He commanded the wind and the sea (and faith was present), the miracle happened.
Ephesians 5:1 tells us to be imitators of God, as children imitate their parents. As Christians, we are to be Christlike. We are to make Jesus our example. What He did, we are to do also. We are to live as He lived.He walked in faith and we are to walk in faith. When Jesus spoke, the sick were healed, demons were cast out, Satan had to leave, and the winds were calmed. When Jesus spoke, the power of God was in His words. And that’s the way we are to be.
Speak the Word and the will of God the Father and what we speak will come to pass. Not because we are commanding God, but because we are speaking His promises, not our will. We are only repeating what God has already said. And when God speaks, it comes to pass.
If our words contain either faith or doubt, and if it is impossible to please God without faith (and according to Hebrews 11:6 it is impossible), then when we speak, what should we speak? Well, the answer is we are to speak words of faith. By speaking faith words, we are speaking the Word and will of God. I encourage you to do this today. Listen to yourself. Listen to what you say. Are you speaking faith and agreeing with God? Are you speaking His promises or are you speaking the problem? When you speak the problem, you’re agreeing with Satan. Agreeing with God is better!
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. (John 6:63)
