The Power of the Tongue by Kenneth Copeland

Author:Kenneth Copeland
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: prosperity, Bible, Christ, Faith, Jesus, Prayer, The Power of the Tongue
Published: 2011-09-29T06:19:18+00:00

WORDS ARE THE KEY

Verse 6 gives us the key to Satan's entire operation:

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

In the natural world, the tongue works like a fire, setting the entire course of life. By using the tongue, Satan controls the circumstances of life.

First, he plants evil, negative thoughts into the mind; then as they are dwelt upon, they drop down into the spirit; and finally, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth will speak.

I want you to notice Jesus' words in Matthew 6:31: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? First, you take the thought, then you say it. That is how Satan operates in your life. It is not what you say only once, but what you say over and over. The thought is spoken into your spirit until it is in there in abundance. Then the same words will come out of your spirit through your mouth without your mind having to call for them. Those are the words that are filled with either faith or fear, love or hate—

whatever thoughts you have been speaking.

By speaking negative thoughts, tiny flames are ignited. If not stopped, the little fires that were begun with the tongue will erupt into a huge bonfire to consume and destroy. Every circumstance—the entire course of nature—is started with the tongue. Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that indulge it will eat the fruit of it. The fruit of your mouth—whether good or evil, blessing or cursing—will manifest itself in your life. Jesus said it is not what goes into a man that defiles him; it is what comes out his mouth (Matt. 15:11,18).

You have been trained since birth to speak negative, death-dealing words. Unconsciously in your everyday conversation, you use the words of death, sickness, lack, fear, doubt, and unbelief: That scared me to death. That tickled me to death.

I laughed until I thought I would die. I'm just dying to go. That makes me sick. I'm sick and tired of this mess. I believe I'm taking the flu. We just can't afford it. I doubt it.

Particularly in the area of finances, people question why God is not blessing them, when all the time it is His desire to do so. Through the words of their own mouths, they hinder His operation in their lives. They say, "God could never get me anything. He wouldn't give me anything. Who would ever give to me?" Their words become stout against God (Mal. 3:13).

You say these things without even realizing it.

When you do, you set in motion negative forces in your life and the fire blazes. Now you can understand why James 3:10-12 says: Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.

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