Powerful Words

Powerful Words

The power of the atom. A sacrificial act of love. The overwhelming size of the Grand Canyon. The horrific atrocities people commit on one another. These are just a few “things” that cause people to awe, and inevitably evokes a reaction of a sense of pride of accomplishment, or humility as we realize we’re not as good, big and strong as we thought we were. Even more than these “things”, I believe words have the power to evoke even more awe, emotion, passion, hurt, joy, and effort than the sights we may behold. Every human alive can remember when someone spoke a kind word to them, they can remember when someone hurt them deeply by something that was spoken out of anger or frustration. We can remember the first time someone said “I love you”, and we can remember times when someone said “I don’t like you.”

Have you ever wondered why words are so powerful? Here are some thoughts I have….

….John 1:1, the Bible clearly states “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God.”
….Genesis 1 – God spoke creation into being…. “And God said, “Let…”
….John 1:3 – “All things were made through Him (the Word), and without Him nothing was made that was made…
….Isaiah 55:11 - So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please….

Would it be safe to conclude that the very nature of words are found in the nature of God Himself?

We as Christians, who have the very Spirit of God living in us, should understand how powerful our words are to be if we they are the words of God? Do you think that maybe this is why Jesus states in Matthew 12:36, that “for every idle word men speak they shall give account of it on the day of Judgment.” The word “idle” here means lazy, unproductive, not working. Do you think Jesus was saying that whatever we speak should accomplish something? We live in a society that is full of words but little in action. Where has this discrepancy come from? Why do we see this discrepancy in the Church as well? As a Pastor, this thought causes a great deal of fear.

Let me leave you with one more thought. In Jonah 2:4-5, it says that Jonah spoke the word of the Lord and the ENTIRE city of Ninevah believed God. Oh, that our words would be the Word of God, and have the same results. I pray that you and I together would be bold enough to stand in this day and time and speak the life giving, truthful words of God, and see this world respond as Ninevah did.