WILL, as I was praying on my face before the Lord one morning, I stopped to listen (as I have finally learned to do). The Lord said: “I am the sharp two-edged sword that goes out of your mouth. I am the ‘Word of God’ when you speak my word in faith, it will set on fire the course of nature because my word will never return empty.”
I just paused, in wonder, and realized that I can no longer be timid in my speaking against the enemy and speaking blessings on my prayer family. I thanked the Lord over and over and I’m still in wonder at what the Lord said. “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN; you were bought at a price. Therefore, HONOR GOD with your bodies.” (1 Corin. 6:19-20)
Our Mouth Belongs To God! “The tongue also IS A FIRE…sets the WHOLE COURSE OF ONE’S LIFE ON FIRE…” (James 3:6)
Well, my tongue belongs to God as well! Can God not use my tongue to set on fire the course of nature? Now, I am persuaded that when we DO NOT SPEAK God’s word with boldness (when He inspires us to bless), that we hinder that blessing from going forth. So in that respect our tongue “DEFILES OUR WHOLE BODY” WITH UNBELIEF! Not because we spoke evil but because we spoke in unbelief.
This is the reason (I believe) that we need to pray the beatitudes such as; “Blessed are the POOR IN SPIRIT: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that MOURN: for they shall be comforted.” (Matt. 5:4)
We need to MOURN FOR OUR UNBELIEF! I have been mourning for some time now for my unbelief and the Lord comforted me with the word I shared above.
“And he hath made my mouth like a SHARP SWORD; in the shadow of His hand has He hid me…” (Isa. 49:2)
“And out of his mouth goes A SHARP SWORD (the word of God), that with it He should strike the nations…” (Rev. 19:15)
OUR BODIES ARE TEMPLES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT…
-Bill Stockham