Words Pt 1

1 Peter 1:23.  Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible,

through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

Once born again by the Word, cannot handle words the same

He has given our words creative power and life

Mark 11:23.  (12-14, 20-22) 

Rom 12:14.  Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

Prov 18:21.  Death and life are in the power of the tongue,

Blessings and Curses are a result of Word of our Mouth

Higher Levels when our words come into agreement with one another & with God

Matt 18:18-20

18 "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,

and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 

19 "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask,

it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.

•   Agree:  To sound together in unison; blending of voices or musical instruments

The enemy knows the power of words of agreement, so he works against ‘harmony’

Gen 11:6-7                 

6 And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them.

7 Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."

Create Babel

•         In marriages – no agreement
•         In ministry – don’t share “burden,” Num 11:11, 17; Mal 1:1
•         In me – double minded person unstable, James 1:8

Our words never rise above our situation

We re-create our situations by the sound we make

Since our words never rise to a new level, we never rise to a new level

Change our Words

Prov 18:20.  A man's stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;

From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.

James 1:26.  If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless.

• You don’t believe what I tell you. 
• You may believe what someone else tells you. 
• You always believe what you tell yourself.

 So, we begin by learning to say the right things to ourselves

To be continued...