Yesterday I wrote about Absalom's betrayal of his father King David and how he sat at the city gates looking out for those seeking council with the king. It was at these moments that Absalom planted seeds of betrayal and doubt of the king in his listeners.
As I pondered and prayed this morning, the Holy Spirit spoke to me about James chapter three and how we are to tame our tongues. That from the tongue comes both life and death and from our tongues we can speak both blessings and curses.
As we examine the scriptures in James, we notice there should be no difference in how we are to speak to any person. In fact scripture tells us there is equality in God. All men are equal in God's eyes! And yes though we might hold different positions of power and influence, our tongues are called to speak life.
At one of our School of the Spirit meetings last week, one of the ladies whilst praying for her family heard from the Holy Spirit to begin to proclaim life over one of her daughters and without realises what was happening began to do just that. A few hours later she received a phone call from a doctor explaining that her daughter was gravely ill and could possibly die. Immediately this lady proclaimed to the doctor that she would not die but surely live from Psalm 118:17. After getting off the phone she began making her way to the hospital, the whole way she proclaimed this verse over her daughter and upon arriving at the hospital was told by the doctors that she had recovered and would be fine.
What an amazing testimony from this lady of both how the tongue has ability to build up, especially when we obey the voice of the Holy Spirit, and breath new life and hope where all has been lost.
I am just as guilty as the next person, as I explained in my previous blog, how easy it is to speak negative and defamatory words upon others. To fall into the pit of speaking curses, which are usually out of our own hurt and pain, upon others. Yet it is the opposite that God calls each of us to as followers of Christ.
At a time as needy as ours, when there seems to be so much hatred being spoken about one another, imagine the impact we as believers may have in building up each other, especially those within the church, as a witness to all those around us.
I challenge you today to do just that, to speak life and hope and liberty to those you know who especially need to hear it today and see the change it can bring to peoples lives.
God Bless
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