Speak It!

Speak It!

“And God said . . .”

Genesis 1

 
When God formed the foundation of the world, and all that was in it, He spoke it into existence.  Just by speaking, He formed light (verse 3); sky (verse 6); land and sea (verse 9); vegetation (verse 11); day and night (verse 14); fish and birds (verse 20); animals (verse 24); and mankind (verse 26). 

God calmed a raging sea by speaking it, “So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed).  But soon a fierce storm came up.  High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.  Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion.  The disciples woke him up, shouting ‘Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?’  When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Silence!  Be still!’  Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm.” –Mark 4:36-39

And with His words, Jesus healed the sick, “A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.’  Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man, ‘I am willing,’ he said.  ‘Be clean!’ Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.” –Matthew 8:2-3

By speaking, Jesus raised his friend from the dead, “So they rolled the stone aside.  Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, thank you for hearing me.  You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me.’  Then Jesus shouted, ‘Lazarus, come out!’ And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth.  Jesus told them, ‘Unwrap him and let him go!’” –John 11:41-44

What a powerful witness for Christ we could be if we learned the power of our words.  What we speak, becomes.   Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”  When you speak, are you speaking life, or are you speaking death into your life and the lives of others?

How about this, “Speak what you seek, until you see what you’ve said!”, and watch God work.

Margaret Slaughter