There is a great power in words. The Bible tells us so. "Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit" (Proverbs 18:21)
According to the Scriptures, the tongue has a power. Notice it says here, "the power of the tongue". Its obvious that the power referred to here is not the physical power of the tongue as a muscle, but the power of the words it produces. I've never heard of the word "tongue" used in relation to God Himself. Its a word used of human speech. So we can see that the Word of God is saying that our speech is tremendously important, powerful and significant. So much so that our words are a matter of life and death.
Jesus declared, "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment." (Matthew 12:36). "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." (Matthew 12:37). These declarations of Jesus Christ should cause us to sit up and take notice, and consider very carefully what kind of words are coming out of our mouths and why.
Without a doubt, we must be careful what we say. Idle words, and negative thoughts and spoken phrases can do a great deal of damage in the spiritual realm, but positive words and phrases based on the Bible and its promises will bring good results. The choice is before us and the advice is clear: SPEAK LIFE! SPEAK WORDS IN LINE WITH THE ULTIMATE TRUTH -- THE WORD OF GOD!
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