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Faith by Debbie Wallis
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks,” Luke 6:45.
Monday, November 9, 2015 both the positive and negative traits of the words we say. James 3:4-5, “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 how a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.” Speaking negatively is costly in the spiritual realm. In Jericho, God’s people marched around the city in silence for six days. When they finally shouted on the seventh day, the walls came down immediately. Silence at the correct time and then shouting at the correct time won them the victory. If you guard your speech, you can win a great victory. When you live and speak in the power of the Holy Spirit, you defeat the enemy. When you abide in Christ, His Spirit flows from your life in word and deed everywhere you go. You can enter a room full of fear and speak peace to the storm.
2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation Words contain what you believe. has come: The old has gone, the If you are full of fear, your words new is here.” Christians are to be in will reflect that. “The mouth union with Christ. It is extremely speaks what the heart is full of,” important to study the Bible, to Matthew 12:34. If you are full of meditate on it, to spend time trying faith, your words will be full of to understand it, to communicate faith. You can choose to speak life with James 3:4-5, “Take ships as an changing bible verses over your example. Although they are so large life or speak what you hear the and are driven by strong winds, they world speak: gloom, doom and are steered by a very small rudder despair. Jesus said in Mark 11 that wherever the pilot wants to go. if you believe what you say, you Likewise the tongue is a small part will have what you say. Through of the body, but it makes great your faith you confess what you boasts. Consider how a great forest believe to be true of God's is set on fire by a small spark.” promises. Understanding the Speaking negatively is costly in the power of words is essential to spiritual realm. living a victorious Christian life. In Jericho, God’s people marched A person can speak many words a around the city in silence for six minute and several thousand in an days. When they finally shouted on hour. Some statistics estimates the seventh day, the walls came that women speak twice as many down immediately. Silence at the words a day as men. The tongue correct time and then shouting at the has a powerful influence on others. correct time won them the victory. God is looking for a holy life If you guard your speech, you can Hecan use and one of the key areas win a great victory. When you live that must be guarded is your and speak in the power of the Holy tongue. We all have problems Spirit, you defeat the enemy. When with what we say at some point. you abide in Christ, His Spirit flows Proverbs is filled with verses about from your life in word and deed
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everywhere you go. You can someone that you don’t know or enter a room full of fear and speak who you have no relationship with. peace to the storm. You can’t be in union with someone you never think about. The more 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if you think about Him, the more you anyone is in Christ, the new carry His word in your mind. It all creation has come: The old has pivots around the Word of God. gone, the new is here.” Christians Jesus says, "The words that I speak are to be in union with Christ. It is to you are spirit, and they are life" extremely important to study the John 6:63. God’s Word is an Bible, to meditate on it, to spend invisible force and power. If you time trying to understand it, to believe His words, they begin to communicate with one another work in your lives because you will with the Word and with the use them. God’s Word begins to Father. God's mind, His produce what He intends them to personality, His character is in His produce; love, joy, peace, patience, Word. “So the Word became kindness, goodness, faithfulness, human and made His home among gentleness and self-control. (Gal us. He was full of unfailing love 5:22) and faithfulness. And we have seen His glory, the glory of the If you don’t have a Bible please Father's one and only Son,” John contact me at sfadebbie@yahoo.com 1:14. You cannot be in union with and I will provide you one.
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