Your Mouth Is A Weapon
Your Mouth Is
A Weapon!
“Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff”
(Isaiah 41:15).
In Joshua 1:2-3, the Lord said to Joshua: “… now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you.” Thus, by this instruction the children of Israel knew that all they had to do to take possession of the land God gave to them was to step on it. Once they stepped on it, it became theirs.
But in the New Testament, there’s a difference. The power isn’t in your feet, but in your mouth. Many Christians haven’t understood this truth, so they walk in ignorance. When trying to acquire something, like a piece of property for example, you’ll find them marching around it because the Lord said, “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you.” Oh, that they would realize that the victory is now in their mouth! Today, it’s no longer “where the soles of your feet shall tread upon” rather, it’s “you shall have what you say!” Possession is with your mouth.
The Old Testament folks were taught to battle that way because they functioned in the sense realm. But now in the New Testament, we battle differently, from the realm of the spirit. In that realm, there’s no recognition of distance; you don’t need to march around a building to get it. All you need do is use your mouth, for it has been given to you to chart your course and to do battle which is your fight of faith. How important the mouth is!
Every time you release words with your mouth, you’re wielding a dangerous weapon. The Greek word for mouth is “stoma,” which means “the front or edge of a weapon.” With this weapon, you can cut down such enemies as poverty, failure, cancer, diabetes, HIV and so on. When you declare: “This growth will not stay in my body,” you’re cutting it down with your weapon. No wonder the Bible says,“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds”(2 Corinthians 10:4).
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for showing me the true purpose for my mouth. My mouth isn’t just for eating and drinking but for talking your Word and charting my course in life to be in sync with your destiny for me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
Isaiah 49:2; Revelation 1:16
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible reading plan: 1John1-2:14; Ezekiel 11-12
2 Year Bible reading plan: Revelation 4:1-11; Joel 1
