Open Heavens Devotional by Pastor E.A. Adeboye
Memorise: Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and
they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21
Read: Psalms 34:11-13
Many things seen in the spirit realm never materialize
because those who saw them failed to cry out. Your mouth is a very powerful
weapon that could determine whether you live or die. It is relatively
preferable to be able to speak than to see. When they brought a blind and dumb
man to the Lord in Matthew 12:22, He healed him and the man both “spake and
saw”. Take note of the order. There is something called the law of priority. If
you can speak, even if you were blind as a bat, with your voice you can call
out for help like erstwhile blind Bartimaeus. Proverbs 18:21 says the power of
death and life are in the tongue. Some parents use their tongue to kill, limit,
enslave or destroy themselves or members of their families. When something
unpleasant happens, watch what you say! When your child misbehaves, watch your
remarks! When you are angry, keep the doors of your lips sealed! Why? The enemy
is right beside you with a spiritual recording device, ready to record what you
say in order to use it against you. The homes of many believers are not
together because their tongue is pulling them apart.
Are you always confessing negative things about yourself? Do
you justify such actions because you feel you should say things as they are and
face reality? Or you think if you confess positive things about a negative
situation, it amounts to a lie of self deception? The rule is, never use your
mouth to negate what you want God to do to an unpleasant situation. The Lord
told the Israelites in the wilderness, It is what you have spoken in my ears
that l will do to you (Numbers 14:28). What do you often speak into God’s ears?
If you study the life of Jesus Christ, He had great control over His tongue. He
used His tongue positively and He reaped the results. Lazarus died but the Lord
said he was sleeping and that He would go and wake him up, and it was so (John
11:11, 43-44). Jairus’ daughter died and Jesus said she was sleeping and He
woke her back to life (Mark 5:39-43). The power of your tongue can grant
approval to the negative things you say about yourself. Watch what you say with
your mouth!
ACTION POINT:
Deliberately confess good things concerning yourself and
your family regularly and God will establish your confessions.
Bible in one year: Psalms 58-60
What u speaks out while unconcious is who u are. Tame ur tounge
ReplyDeleteLord God have mercy on me and my family, give us the grace to always speak good of our lives everyday even against all odds, protect the lives of Esther and her family and make them to rejoice always even in negative situations, In Jesus Name, AMEN.
ReplyDeleteGod has given us the power to procliam whatever we want with our mouth . Never say negative things to urself or family, its bether to pray than to curse
ReplyDeleteLord,I need ur Grace to always profess positive things about my family most especially my kids. Help me dear God.
ReplyDeleteLord I need your grace to always confess positive things concerning myself and ♍Ɣ family.
ReplyDelete"... With the mouth confession is made unto salvation". " Out of the aboundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. " As a man thinketh in his heart so he is". Ralph Waldo Emerson said: A man is what he thinks/speaks all day long.
ReplyDeleteWhat you say repeatedly largely influences yur actions and who yu are. May the Lord grant us the grace to consciouslY guard our heart and mouth. IJN Amen! Amaechi
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ReplyDeleteAmen and Amen,out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh,God let me always speak positively......
ReplyDeleteThank God for His words...Our mouth is rilly powerful n we have to learn to control it. Yes, out of d heart d mouth speaks, so our heart, our thots has a lot to do wit wat we say. If you think negatively, u wil speak negatively. But if u think positively, u wil speak positively..LOVE IS VERY ESSENTIAL, IF U CHOOSE TO LOVE EVERYONE AROUND YOU YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO HARM THEM WIT UR WORDS. PRAY TODAY TO KNOW HOW TO LOVE LYK JESUS.
ReplyDeleteGOD is good
ReplyDelete10k u Lord 4 ur word. Help mii Lord to be +ve in my thinking so I can confess +ve fngs abt my lyf nd my family especially in diff tyms. I want 2 4get abt d reality bt 2 blv in d possibility.10k u Lord
ReplyDeleteFather I pray,let the meditations of my heart and the profession of my mouth be positive at all times. Help me Lord.
ReplyDeleteGod help us to brittle our tongue,guide our hearts with all diligence. There is power in the tongue so we should use it to proclaim good and +ve things so that we can benefit 4m its power. Thank u Jesus.
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