Power of the Spoken Word

The Bible says in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Then it goes on to say, “And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness covered the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering upon the face of the waters” (verse 2).

The situation described in Genesis 1:1-2 was chaos personified. Your life, your home, and your marriage could be in a chaotic situation even as you read this. The question deep within you cries, “How can I come out of this situation? Is there ever going to be an end to my woes?” The good news is that we need to look at the word for solutions.

Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. (Genesis 1:3)

Notice, God spoke and it came into being. I want to draw your attention to a powerful principle here.

The natural man speaks what he can see, hear, feel, etc. The natural man then expresses all this out of his mouth. Then according to the law of sowing and reaping, the more he speaks on what and how he feels, the more he receives of that.

However, the spiritual man gets the Word of God into his spirit man and then releases it out of his mouth. This spoken word has the creative power to change circumstances. This is the same creative power that created the universe, healed the sick, and raised the dead. The spoken word has the power to change our circumstances and recreate our chaotic worlds.

However, I must warn you that the devil is fully aware of this principle and will try all he can do to hinder you by getting you to say what you see and feel instead of what God says. It is at this point, many begin to act out their feelings instead of holding onto the promises of God.

How do we counteract this strategy of the devil?

The way we counter this is by soaking in the Word of God. Lord Jesus said when talking to the Pharisees in Mathew 12:34-35 “Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.”

Speaking the word of God is not a new fad, and its effectiveness lies in our consistency. We as mature Christians must not just speak God’s promises in the morning and then later in the day; when the pressure hits, speak what we feel. Instead, we must constantly put a guard over our mouth to speak only what God says about the situation consistently, minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day.

Power of the Spoken Word

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