My words

“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.”Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Do we fully comprehend the power given to us? We see the power in God: “Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬
Jesus told His disciples: “And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Death and life are in the power of the tongue! We can speak life into situations or death. Our enemy crowds our minds with negatives about ourselves and others. If we fall prey to him we will destroy with our mouths.

Others who are made in God’s image and who are His, are not our property to destroy. He is their judge. We can correct wrong behaviour but we cannot destroy people. Opinions about people are not ours to give. They are God’s property and He speaks life over them we cannot destroy them with our mouths.

We would be better to pray for others and interceed for them. We are given the power to bring life and change. Better is a brother won than a thousand armies.

If we have sin lurking in our hearts towards another person let us pray with David:

“How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.” Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬
Amen!



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