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James 3:4-6 (NIV)
Or 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 what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Our text above reveals to us that you can determine the direction you want your life to go in by the words that you confess with your mouth. What direction are you programming your life to take? Proverbs 18:20-21 (NIV) says, “from the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit”. In the Good News Bible this same scripture says, “You will have to live with the consequences of everything you say. What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words”. In Mark 11:23 (NKJV), Jesus said, “for assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.”
What are you saying, child of God? You will have whatever you say, so deliberately believe and speak God’s mind into every area of your life. It is good to think right but you must also speak right. It is also good to pray right but you must also speak right. Do not be double minded by praying one thing and confessing another over your life. Be consistent. Whose words are you believing and agreeing with over your life? Nobody’s words can affect your life as much as your own. Just as the course of a man’s life can be set by the fire of hell, the course of a man’s life can also be set by the rain, blessings and power of heaven.
ACTION POINT: Release the grace and power of God into specific areas of your life right now. Declare what God’s word says about you.
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