DON’T SPEAK AGAINST GOD
Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? (Malachi 3:13).
From our opening scripture above, we read something quite sobering. Speaking through the Prophet Malachi, God said, “Your words have been stout against me.” Imagine that men would speak words that stand against God. Yet, in their ignorance, they asked, “What have we spoken against you?” They didn’t even realize they were speaking in defiance to God. This is still happening today.
Many take sides against God with their words without knowing it. They say things that negate what He has said concerning them. Even in simple things, for example, where God has said divine health is your heritage in Christ, yet many talk sickness all the time. That’s speaking against truth; and God’s Word is truth (John 17:17).
The Word says, “…All things are yours” (1 Corinthians 3:21); therefore, don’t say, “I’m broke.” Declare that you have all the resources you require for all that God wants you to do. The Bible shows us that life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). Your words aren’t empty; when they align with God’s Word, His truth and the reality of what it says are established in your life.
But when your words contradict the Word, you create a loophole for the adversary. God has said, “…I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear…” (Hebrews 13:5-6). Notice the sequence: “He said, so you may boldly say”; that’s the principle. He wants your words to be in sync with His.
This is how it works in the Kingdom. If you’re new to this, it may sound unusual at first, but it’s the life of faith. Don’t side against God. Don’t nullify His blessings in your life with wrong confessions. Say what He has said. Declare what He has declared. That’s how to walk in victory!
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for opening my understanding to the power of words. I boldly declare that I’m full of health, strength, prosperity, and I walk in victory. I speak in line with your truth always, affirming your truths as my reality. I live above circumstances, functioning in the blessings of Christ, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every word you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
FURTHER STUDY
Proverbs 18:21 KJV
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Mark 11:23 KJV
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
2 Corinthians 4:13 KJV
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;*
Hebrews 13:5-6 AMPC
Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God] Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not, [I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor let [you] down ( relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!] [6] So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me?
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 11:1-26 &
Numbers 16-17
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 24:10-21 &
Psalm 57-58
