THE WORDS WE SPEAK : IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH!! 1. YOUR WORDS DETERMINE YOUR DESTINY The words we speak is a matter of life and death . We can experience blessings in our life by the words that we speak. but we can also experience destruction in our lives if we speak words that cause destruction. We can control our whole life if we control our tongue. like a rudder which can steer a big ship , our words can determine the direction of our lives. We have to give an account before god on the day of judgement for every careless word that we speak. Therefore we must be very careful over every word that we speak . We must have a good heart and speak good words out of the overflow of the good treasure of our heart. PROVERBS 18:21 " The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." MATTHEW 12:34-37 " You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." PROVERBS 6:2 " You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth." JAMES 3:1-10 " Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be." 2 .THE WORD OF GOD HAS CREATIVE POWER Our hearts must be filled with the word of God. there is enormous power in the word of God. God created the universe by the words that He spoke .When we speak the word of God , the power of God will be released to accomplish the purpose for which it is sent. The word of God gives us faith and knowledge for salvation. We must continually hear the word of god in order to fill our hearts with faith. We must not listen to the words of fear and unbelief . ROMANS 10:17 " So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." II TIMOTHY 3:15 " and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. " GENESIS 1:1-3 " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. " 3. WE MUST BOLDLY SPEAK THE PROMISES OF GOD BY FAITH. We must speak the word of God by faith . Faith gives us the assurance of the promise even before we see the fulfillment. We must speak the promises of God over every situation we face . The word of God is the sword of the Spirit that we can use against the enemy. Abraham , David , Joshua and Caleb spoke words of faith in times of trial . The Lord wants us to be strong in faith even in the midst of storms. We must speak in faith against the mountains that we face claiming the promises of God. We must boldly proclaim our faith in God and speak the praises of God . We must not speak words of fear and doubt and unbelief. We must not murmur and complain against God .Instead our hearts and mouth must be filled with the praises of HEBREWS 11:1 " Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. " ROMANS 8:24-25 " For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. " HEBREWS 10:23 " Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." II CORINTHIANS 4:13 " It is written: "I believed; therefore I have spoken."With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak," JOHN 20:26-29 "A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe." Thomas said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." EPHESIANS 6:17 " Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM ROMANS 4:17-21 " As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were. Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. " THE FAITH OF JOSHUA AND CALEB NUMBERS 13: 26-33 " They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land. They gave Moses this account: "We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan." THE UNBELIEF OF THE DISCIPLES MARK 4:35-41 " That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, "Let us go over to the other side." Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?" He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!" Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!" MARK 11:20-24 " In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!" "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, ’Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." ZECHARIAH 4:6-7 " So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ’Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty. "What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ’God bless it! God bless it!’ " . POSITIVE WORDS BRING HEALTH AND HAPPINESS Good words bring joy and healing. Words of hope and encouragement are a great blessing to others. We must receive grace from God to speak such gracious words which would bring healing and happiness . Cruel words can wound others deeply and we must avoid speaking such destructive words. PROVERBS 16:24 " Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." PROVERBS 25:11 " A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. " PROVERBS 15:23 " A man finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word! " PROVERBS 12:25 " An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up. " PROVERBS 15:4 " The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. " PROVERBS 15:30 " A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones. " PROVERBS 25:25 " Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land. " PROVERBS 12:18 " Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. " 5. PARENTS HAVE AUTHORITY TO BLESS OR CURSE THEIR CHILDREN Parents have the God given authority to bless their children or curse them . Isaac and Jacob used their authority to bless their children. Noah blessed the sons who honoured him , but he cursed the son who dishonoured him . Children must be careful to honour their parents in order the receive the blessings of their parents. Parents must be careful about the words they speak over their children as it will seriously affect their lives. Parents should use their authority to bless their children daily with the blessings of God so that their children can live a blessed life. Parents who live a life of obedience to God leave behind an inheritance of God’s blessings on their descendants for a thousand generations. But parents who live a life of sin and disobedience to God will a leave behind a curse of God’s judgement on their descendants to the third and fourth generations.
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