“With the mouth, confession is made unto salvation”. (Romans 10:10b)

The third tip is SPEAKING

Having internalized the word of God that you have ingested, it’s time to speak it until you have your testimony. Proverbs 18:21 says,‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits’.

Words are both powerful and creative. The whole of creation is a reflection of the creative ability of God’s spoken words. At creation, God said, “Let there be”, and it came to be. As you speak the word of God, it will come to be in your life in Jesus’ name.

There is tremendous power in spoken words to carve out a new reality different from what is presently there. God created everything out of nothing through His spoken words and you are made in His image (Genesis 1:26). You therefore have the same ability. You must declare what God says about your situation, nothing else, because you will have whatever you say.

Words are so powerful, the Psalmist prayed “set a guard, O Lord over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips” (Psalm141:3).

I remember the story of a boy named Afolabi who was nicknamed “Folly’ by his parents and peers. After awhile, the boy started acting imprudently and silly. His mum started praying for him.

One night, God asked her, “What is your son’s name?”

“Afolabi”, she replied

God then asked, “What do you call him?”

She answered, “Folly”

Check for the meaning of “Folly”, God said.

She quickly grabbed her dictionary and realized she had been calling her son ‘lack of good sense, understanding or foresight, foolish’. She immediately stopped calling him “Folly” and ensured that all of his friends did the same. Before long, the boy was back to his smart and jovial self. There is power in your mouth.

In Luke 1:20, the Angel made Zacharias dumb to prevent him from speaking contrarily to the promise of God. ‘But behold, you will be mute and not be able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.’ It is better to say nothing than to speak something that conflictsthe word of God, however, silence in itself can give the enemy the opportunity to speak on your behalf.

Why not open your mouth and declare the word of God concerning you. Ecclesiastes 8:4 says that where the word of a king is, there is power -‘You are the king of this earth, declare the word’.

Every promise from God is like a signed cheque that cannot bounce. Your responsibility is to cash it by aligning yourself to the word of God. The attitude to receiving the promise should be like Mary in Luke 1:38 -‘Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.’ Though you may not understand ‘how it will be’, just say what He has said about you.

You might say,‘I have been confessing but there is no miracle’, Habakkuk 2:3 says, ‘the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry’. The word of God is settled in heaven and our faith filled confession will bring it into manifestation on earth.

Hebrews 10:23 says,,‘Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful’.God will bring His words in your mouth to pass. Keep speaking.

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