The Antidote for Anxiety and Depression: Trust in Abba Father’s Care – Pt 65
The Power of the Tongue!
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
– Proverbs 18:21
To be able to utter words is a precious gift from God. Everyone desires the ability to speak and feels sad when one isn’t able to. The ability to speak enhances communication by enabling persons to express themselves using words of various shades. Solomon the wisest man ever lived stated that there is power in the tongue in which are death and life, and the fruit of which those who love it will eat.
This Proverb is literally saying that the words you speak are creative force and are able to both ruin or kill persons or things or situations as well as make persons or things or situations come alive or strong, this is the power of the tongue. Also, those who have affection for the power of the tongue will eat its fruit. This is because your spoken words are seeds sowed in the soil of the universe that germinate and bear fruits after their kind. Hence, you will reap what you sow (see Galatians 6:7).
You are reminded by this Proverb that your words are powerful. Therefore, it is very significant to always pay attention to the words that proceed out of your mouth because you have a tongue that is able, or with a force to both kill and make alive, which is the proverbial double-edged sword. You can speak words of death and words of life. You can speak words of curses and words of blessings. You can speak words of negativity and words of positivity. You can speak words of discouragement and words of encouragement. You can speak words of hate and words of love. Whatever the words you speak, you will eat the fruit thereof. Spoken words are like spent arrows, once uttered they cannot come back. Hope you get the picture!
I believe this is why Job confidently declared, “Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee…” (Job 22:28). Job understood the power of the tongue.
What kind of words have you been speaking? May you only sow seeds, reap, eat of and enjoy the fruit of words of life.
God bless you!
MY PRAYER FOR TODAY
Abba, I love and I worship You, for You are worthy to be praised. Thank You for reminding me that death and life are in the power of the tongue. I declare that I will only sow seeds, reap, eat and enjoy the fruit of words of life. I pray this by faith in Jesus’ precious name with thanksgiving. Amen!
