The Most Powerful Weapon Available...

I was reading this morning about the most powerful weapon available to mankind.  The unique attribute of this weapon is that it is not a weapon of death or destruction, but one of life!  That weapon is the Word of God!  And in the mouth of a discerning Christian, it can bring forth the power to heal a broken or diseased body, it can positively affect the weather, bring the dead to life, restore peace, give understanding and renew and/or restore strained relationships, fellowship, or tormented emotions.

Hebrews 1:3 tells about it's special abilities by declaring that “He holds everything together through his powerful words.” (God’s Word ©)  Another translation I like refers to it as “the energy of his word.” (James Murdock New Testament)  Think about that for a few moments.  God’s Word is so powerful that it contains an energy force that can change whatever negative or seemingly impossible situation you may be faced with each day!

It would seem that God committed to the power inherent in the Word from the very beginning of the New Testament age!  In Luke 1:37 His angel assured the young teenage Mary that the prophesy of Jesus’ virgin birth would surely come to pass by declaring “For no word from God shall be void of power.” (ASV)  And you and I can walk in that same confidence and assurance today!

According to John chapter one, the Word of God has been here since the beginning of time, it is life, it is light and it is God Himself!  Later on in one of His final communications with the Father concerning those who then believed and all others who would believe in His name in the generations to come, Jesus asked that He would “Sanctify them through thy word; (for) thy word is truth.” (John 17:17 KJV)  In the first chapter of Genesis we also see that the universe and everything and everyone in it was created by His word!

As His representatives or ambassadors on this earth today, we have been given the right and ability to use the Word just as Jesus did when He walked the land!  So why not follow suit and do as Jesus did and speak the Word into people’s lives so that they “might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly?” (John 10:10 KJV)

His Word spoken through our lips in love should bring about the same results that Jesus’ did!  On the other hand, negative and judgmental words spoken from our mouths can have the same results as the enemy of our souls were meant to have and could end up causing theft, death and destruction in other people’s lives! (John 10:10)  Which will it be for you?  Will you take upon yourself the mantle of abundant life and speak God’s all-powerful, healing and loving Words or choose to be a purveyor of conflict and pain?  Kind of an easy decision don’t you think?  Have a great and powerful day today.  Stay in tune to God’s Word, and keep asking yourself… “What words of LIFE am I expecting to SPEAK today?”