Times Two pt7—How Your Words Resurrect Dead Miracles
Times Two pt7—How Your Words Resurrect Dead Miracles
[2Ki 4:18-37 NASB95]
The Bible teaches that there is power in the words we speak.
We will have the results (eat the fruit) of our words: positive or negative.
We see this illustrated in a story about a mother and her son.
II Kings 4:18-37
God gave her a son.
Son died.
She went to the man of God.
Kept saying it is well or shalom (nothing missing, nothing broken).
God raised her son. He, like Jesus, took on his form. Jesus became like us so we could live.
Her words affected what God was doing in her life.
Why do our words matter?
Our words matter for the following reasons.
Affect our listeners.
The mother spoke to her husband and to the Ghazi. She declared in the midst of tragedy what she believed.
She understood that faith affects others; she was not about to let other people’s negativity affect her miracle.
12 spies; the 10 spies with the evil report caused the whole nation (1,999, 998) not to inherit God’s purpose for their lives.
[Num 13:32-33 NASB95]
[Num 14:6-11 NASB95]
Whether positive or negative, we will affect people through our words.
Stone in a pond: ripples of our words affect those around us.
Learn to speak faith-filled, encouraging words.
Family, friends, church, job.
Your words can affect whether your listeners receive God’s blessing.
Defy our situations
By saying, It is well: this mother defied her situation.
NOTICE SHE DID NOT DENY IT, ONLY DEFIED IT.
She only went because her son was dead.
She defied the right of her situation by her words.
Jesus taught us to confront things with our words.
Luke 17:6 – sycamore tree.
Matthew 21:21 – mountain moving.
Both cases speak to the situation that confronts us and deny their right to remain.
God uses His words to accomplish His Will. [Rom 4:17 NASB95]
Don’t allow facts to override truth.
Sickness does not override your healing that was paid for.
Lack not override God will supply all our needs.
Your words deny your situation the right to remain.
Proclaim our faith
That mother was convinced that God was going to raise her child. Her words were evidence that she believed everything would be well.
Our words are our faith speaking. [Mar 11:23-24 NASB95]
Our words are signposts to what we really believe.
When we pray, we need to believe that we receive.
The believing comes before the receiving.
Our words will indicate whether we believe.
[Luk 6:45 NASB95]
If you want your words right, get your heart filled with the Word of God, not a little, but filled with abundance; then your words will be right.
Your words proclaim your faith in God.
The loss of her son devastated this mother. You will have things trying to steal what God has given you.
Our words determine whether we receive God’s plan, promise, and purpose.
In football, no matter how great the quarterback is, he needs a receiver.
Romans 10:9-10 – Our words even determine when we get saved.
Confession: I decide today that my words will encourage and build people up. I decide today that my word will defy any area of my life that does not align with God’s word. I decide today that my words will proclaim faith in God. It is well in my life. Nothing is missing. There is nothing broken!
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