Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in
all wisdom; – Col 3:16
I once found it hard understanding an agitated
woman who was telling me that that she saw her enemy being chased in her dream.
I felt she must really be a nice woman for showing that much concern for her
enemy’s welfare. It took me a while to realise that she was the “enemy”
being chased in the dream!
As we established earlier, the power in the
words we speak come from God Himself. There is no “Law” or “force” embedded in
the fabric of the Universe that automatically brings the words we speak into
existence.
The negative things we say come to pass
because the Devil exploits those unguarded utterances to wreak havoc in our
lives; and in the same vein the positive things we say happen because God is
honouring His promise to bring them to pass. There’re no neutral, disembodied
“forces” in the Universe!
Understanding this vital truth will stop
Believers from being creepy with their confessions. It is not an abomination to
tell your boss that you’re “sick”. Paul explicitly stated that he left
Trophimus at Miletus SICK; (2Ti 4:20). Some today would have accused
Paul of weak faith for using that word. (We forget that, at least among
charismatic circles, it’s now semantically pointless to say you’re “strong”
when the hearer understands that to mean that you are “sick”).
Confession is not a religious mantra or a
magical spell. I’ve seen Believers blow their top at the ATM queue because
someone asked if they were the “LAST”. They fume and counter that nobody should
ever call them “last”.
Beloved, if you know who you are in Christ,
you’ll not be scared of politely telling anybody your position in a queue.
Confession isn’t a talisman in your mouth – a kind of “I-Command” juju that
automatically creates whatever you utter no matter its semantic meaning;
confession is an affirmation of what God says about you in scripture.
We mustn’t let our religious exercise become a
bad testimony for the Gospel. People should hear soundness – not weirdness – in
our speech.
There’s a place for positive confession.
There’s also a place for clarity of thought. God has not given us the spirit
of fear (which is actually what those weird word-twisting is all about); but of
power, and of love, and of a SOUND MIND. (2Ti 1:7).
AMEN.
More Blessings await you today; you’ll not
miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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