Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn.”

DAILY READING Matthew 25:31-46; Numbers 32-34; Job 2

Katherine Ruonala is a minister of the Gospel who hosts the Christian television show, “Glory City TV”.  She travels internationally as a conference speaker and is  the author of the book, ‘Speak life.’
Years ago, Katherine developed nodules on her vocal chords from preaching and leading worship. She lost all of her singing range and was told she needed surgery. However, The Lord told her to begin to speak life over the situation. And so Katherine began declaring that her voice was strong and clear.

Nothing happened for a while, but after three months everything went back to normal. She had her full range of singing again. She could speak strong and clear and did not need a surgery anymore because God completely healed her. Through the power of speaking the right words, she was able to get her miracle.

Indeed there is power of deliverance in our words. What becomes of us is largely determined by the words we speak. Matthew 12:37 says you are either condemned or justified by the words of your mouth. The words we speak are powerful. As believers, God has given us a mouth and wisdom that all our adversaries ‘shall not be able to gainsay nor resist’ (Luke 21:15).
Furthermore, Isaiah 54:17 tells us, “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn.”
Indeed, our tongues are powerful weapons for confronting everything contrary to God’s will for us. Essentially, spiritual warfare is a war of words. In the face of any opposition, you cannot afford to keep silent. This is because in spiritual battles, silence is taken for consent. If you are not condemning, then you are condoning. You must therefore let your voice be heard. When Goliath cursed David by his gods, David cursed him in return in the name of his own God. David did not allow Goliath to have the final say; that was why he could bring down Goliath’s head.
Likewise, we do not allow contrary situations to have the final say in our lives. Everything mocking your glorious destiny is a contrary tongue. All forms of sickness, poverty, evil occurrence, ill favour, etc, are all speaking negative words.
Mark 11:14 says, ‘And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever…’
Here, though the fig tree didn’t make any audible sound,  the Bible says that Jesus ‘answered’ it. This means that while outwardly the fig tree appeared silent, spiritually it was saying something negative, and in response Jesus cursed it.
There is need therefore for you to begin to ‘answer’ every fig tree speaking against you. Perhaps you have been too silent and that is why that negative situation has lingered. What you don’t want, you don’t watch. Christ has given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions. The power is in His Word. Feed on God’s Word in the area of your challenge until you sense faith come alive. Then arise and begin to declare what you believe. The spirit of faith demands that you say or declare whatever you believe.
Romans 10:10 says, ‘For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.’
What is in your heart has to come out of your mouth for you to see salvation and deliverance. And one way to secure a speedy manifestation of our desire is to engage our tongues in offering to God worthy praise. The breakthrough power of praise will quickly wither every ‘fig tree’ mocking your glorious destiny in Christ. As the year comes to an end, perhaps some of God’s prophetic agenda for you this year is yet to manifest. Well, do not just watch situations; put your tongue to work. Secure your victory by offering high praises to God. As you do, whatever blessing is still hanging shall be delivered to you speedily in Jesus’ name!
PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the grace to always speak right. And as I release Your power through high praise, I thank You for the speedy release of my harvest and the manifestations of Your prophetic agenda for me this year in Jesus’ name.
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When you obey God’s instruction, you are delivered from destruction.