There is more power in our words then we think. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” sounds like a sweet nursery rhyme, but it isn't truth. We are filled with the power of God. It’s not a fleeing thought, or a good theological idea. It’s a fact, Colossians 2:10 and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. (ESV) This gift of authority over all darkness and evil has been placed in the hearts of every believer, what the believer does with this Truth is up to them.
The words coming out of a person's mouth reveal what they have agreed with on the inside. Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.” (NASB) This is a powerful verse, but your understanding of it is about to totally change. The word meditate in the Hebrew is – hagah- to declare, or growl, to speak out or make a sound. We think of meditating as soaking in Him, that is great but it is not what this verse is saying. It is saying to declare His Word of Truth and Life over our life and circumstances night and day. Speak the identity He has given us over ourselves every day and night and His promises and our identity will be the theme of our life.
Why though? Why speak out His Word? I can assure you it is not religious exercise, or a holy muscle building program. God is emphasizing the power of our words, and the importance of getting the words that come out of our mouth to be in agreement with the words that come out of His mouth. When you declare His goodness, grace, power, love, authority, etc… over yourself, a situation, another person, etc… you are bringing that person, place, or thing that you are praying for into agreement with what heaven thinks and says about them.
Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. (NKJV) This verse is powerful and gets mentioned a lot, as it should. The word ‘him’ in this verse is referring to the devil. Look at some things here though. The verse says, “they overcame” not, He overcame. He already defeated the devil, Colossians 2:15. Then it says the first place we start is “by the blood of the Lamb”. Our starting place is in His victory. We don’t work towards victory, we work from victory. There is a huge difference. One mindset tires it self out trying to earn something He already gave us, the other mindset enjoys and increases in the awareness of what they already have because they know their identity in Him.
Now this is the main thing I wanted to point out in this verse, “by the word of their testimony”. The word for ‘word’ in this verse in the Greek is –logos- a word, being the expression of a thought; a saying that was preeminently used of Christ (Jn 1:1), expressing the thoughts of the Father through the Spirit. This verse clearly gives us the simple way to overcome the enemy, it is crucial that we understand how powerful our spoken words are. The thoughts of the Father towards us are, Psalm 139: 17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You. (NKJV)
Your words are either helping build in the Kingdom, or bringing much resistance to it. James 3:5 A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything - or destroy it! (Message)
And this last part of the verse that gets left off so often when people quote it, “and they did not love their lives to the death.” You and I can’t die anyways, you are alive to bring Him glory! Any place in our lives where fear has a foothold we are still holding on to us, and when we came to Christ we died so He could live in us. Colossians 3:3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. (NASB)
Have you ever tried to carry someone passed out or totally asleep? Lugging dead weight around is really heavy. We can drop our dead past life and live in Him, He already killed it off so we could live in in our true identity in Him. “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light,” Jesus.
When you know His heart and are on page with His will, you will literally speak things into existence. Jesus did it time and time again. Luke 13: 12 When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.” 13 And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made erect again and began glorifying God. (NASB) Again, take a look. Luke 7: 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. (ESV) He even spoke food into existence. Jesus only said what He heard the Father saying, John 12:49, and all of Jesus' words released life. This reveals the Truth that God is always speaking goodness into existence and motion, and when we say what He is saying we reveal heaven on earth.
If His words are so powerful that they bring the dead back to life and heal sickness, imagine what they can do to our perception, joy, hope, and so on. Speak His Truth over your life and others and watch it come into being. It’s not a magic trick, its calling that person, place, or thing into alignment with the Father's purposes.
Job 22:28 "You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.” (NASB) The word for decree in the Greek –gazar- to cut, or divide, or slice off. Gazar is the same word ‘divided’ used in the verse, Psalm 136:13 To Him who divided the Red Sea asunder, For His lovingkindness is everlasting, (NASB) When we speak His words it is a sword that cuts off what is not of Him, and brings to life what is Him.
It is true when we speak negative of someone as well, our words are more powerful then we realize. Proverbs 18:21 Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose. (Message) Speak love over politicians, family members, co-workers, the religious community, etc….The words you speak over yourself or others are either making it easier for you or them, or harder. Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. (ESV)
The link below is an unbelievably powerful experiment along the lines of this topic. I have seen this experiment done by quite a few people. I thought this one painted the best illustration of what I’ve been talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31shlv5Z71A
Our words build or tear down. They release life or they release death. His words release life at all times and infuse what is spoken over with the ability to walk out what was spoken.
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