By Rev. Eugene McCarty

      Matthew 12:36-37  “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”

Here we have from the lips of Jesus a most astounding statement. If words mean anything, Jesus just said that our own words would be used to judge us. If I could say it another way, I would say that our words will be used to create or destroy our destiny. That makes it pretty serious, doesn’t it? Let’s read it again. “...every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” 

You know, I think it’s interesting that in this particular passage the emphasis isn’t necessarily on God or the Will of God or even the Power of God, but the emphasis is on us and the words that we choose to let come out of our mouths. You notice I said the words that WE CHOOSE to let come out of our mouths. Yes, you have a choice. You don’t have to say certain words. You can choose TO SAY them or you can choose NOT TO SAY them.

Did you ever notice that in all the creation of God, mankind is the only creature with the privilege of selecting and speaking words? On television, you may have seen some monkeys being taught to use sign language. Now, those monkeys don’t have any idea of the power of words, and are incapable of understanding them. But, you and I are capable of understanding words. That’s because we are made in the image and likeness of God.

With that in mind, let’s look at Jesus’ statement again. “...by thy words...” Notice that it’s not the words of your mom or dad, or even your pastor. Now, let me ask you a question: What have you been saying? Do you say things like, “I don’t know what to do?”. Maybe you say something like this: “I always triumph!”. Well beloved, I need to tell you that whichever one you may be saying on a continual basis will come to pass in your life.

Notice again, Jesus said that “...by your words you would be justified, and by your words you are also condemned.”

In Mark 11:23, Jesus was talking with His disciples about this very same thing. He said to them, in vs. 23: “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.”

Two words in this passage stand out to me. One is, “whosoever”, and the other is, “whatsoever”. Well, I qualify as a “whosoever“, and I have a lot of occasions to have “whatsoever“. I know that this may not be correct grammar, but the Bible says it very plainly.

Jesus said, in effect, that anyone anywhere will have anything they say if they will say it, and not doubt in their heart, but believe what they say will come to pass. I consider Mark 11:23 as one of the most illuminating passages in the Bible concerning the authority mankind has in the earth realm.

Imagine now, whatever you say coming to pass. Now, I must share a very astounding fact with you beloved: What you say has been coming to pass for you your entire life. You are sitting, right now, in the middle of what you have been saying.

The problem has been that we have not known this scripture and others like it concerning the power of words. Therefore, we let the enemy of our souls (Satan) and his cohorts (demons) trick us into saying things that work against us. Things like, “ I think I’m catching a cold”, or whatever is of doubt and unbelief and generally corresponds with the world’s system.

Why not take God’s Word and say it? You can choose, you know. Choose to speak the Word instead of the problem. Choose to speak health instead of sickness. Choose to speak prosperity instead of bankruptcy.  YOU CHOOSE. You see, God has already made His choice.

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