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Death and Life in the Power of the Tongue

Marty Gabler—How often have you heard something like, “You’re gonna have a heart attack working hard like that!”  What about, “That’s gonna make you gain 10 lbs.!” Or even, “You’re as dumb as a rock!” Pro 18:21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].(Amp) The Message is interesting here-Pro 18:21“Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit–you choose.” It is just as easy to use that power to say, “You’re not going to have a heart attack; you are not dumb!” Our words are either poison or fruit. We get to choose which. (martygabler.com)


Calling Things What God Calls Them

Marty Gabler—It is possible to call things something they are not and get into disagreement with God. It is also possible to call things into existence that have not yet existed to the glory of God. We must be cautious about getting into agreement with typically labeling people and situations and begin to speak what God’s Word and will are concerning them.   I declare that we will take advantage of every opportunity to speak life and not death, to speak blessing and not cursing, to speak hope and not despair, to speak a way out for those who are in captivity instead of cursing their captivity, and to speak solutions instead of merely observing and reporting impossibilities.  Rom 4:17  “As it is written, I have made you the father of many nations. [He was appointed our father] in the sight of God in Whom he believed, Who gives life to the dead and speaks of the nonexistent things that [He has foretold and promised] as if they [already] existed.”


Power of Accusation

MELISSA –This is where the power of accusation comes from: Proverbs 18:21 “Death
and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit
thereof.” Proverbs 11:9 “An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbor”
Prov. 15:4 (MSG) “Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim.”
It is the epitome of “using your powers for good and not evil”. There is power in
our words because God intended it that way so we can make a difference when
we speak. The problem is that we tend to forget that it goes both ways.