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Faith Building Block 5
Words Have Great Power
by Pastor John Hamel
“For verily I say
unto you, That whosoever shall SAY unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and
be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall
BELIEVE that those things which he SAITH shall come to pass; he shall have
whatsoever he SAITH. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive
them, and ye shall have them.” (Mark 11:23-24)
This is one of the
most fascinating verses in all of Scripture. Let’s look at it more
closely. First, Jesus said we could talk to the mountains in our lives
and they would move. In the Bible, human obstacles are sometimes
referred to as “mountains.”
Let’s look at one
example of this.
“Who art thou, O
great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain…” (Zechariah 4:7) The Amplified Bible renders this verse …
“Who art thou, O great mountain [of human obstacles] …”
So you see, Jesus was referring to human obstacles when He
referred to “this mountain.” Jesus is telling us that we can speak to
the human obstacles of sickness, family problems, finances, etc., and they
will yield to us. There is tremendous power released when we speak
God’s solution to our problems.
We see something
else when we look even more closely at Mark 11:23. Jesus made
reference to “saying” something to our problems three times there.
Read it again and you’ll find the words “SAY to this mountain,” “… believe
that those things which ye SAITH” and “shall have whatsoever he SAITH.”
Three times in this one verse Jesus made reference to Believers having what
they SAY.
Now, notice
something else Jesus said in this very same verse. He said, “…shall
not doubt in his heart, but shall BELIEVE.”
Three times Jesus
stressed the importance of saying something. Only once did He mention
the importance of believing something. Jesus is quite obviously
telling us that we must do three times more saying than believing if we
want to see our obstacles removed. This is a Spiritual Law that Jesus
always applied in His own life. Here He tells us that we must apply
it to our lives as well. I’ve applied it to mine with great success.
Most Believers have
the “believing” part down all right but need lots of work on the “saying”
part. Jesus did not say that we would get what we believe.
Jesus said we would get what we say. Too many Believers keep saying
what they have for problems and things just keep getting worse for
them! They’re applying this Law of Faith in reverse. It is when we stop speaking the problem and start
speaking the solution that mountains start moving. That’s
what Jesus said!
A young woman came
to us explaining she could never have children. The doctors had told
her it was “impossible.” We shared this Spiritual Law with her and
prayed. We prayed for a husband and for children to come forth.
She stopped complaining. She began to openly thank the Lord for her husband
and children. Within three years she met and married her husband, a
Minister. Within two years of that she miraculously had her first
child. Soon another child followed. All because she changed the
way she both SPOKE and BELIEVED!
When we talk, talk,
talk about failure and inability, we receive, receive, receive
failure and inability. We drop to the level of our faithless
words. When we speak Scripture, success and ability, we rocket up to
the level of our faith-filled words. We are all the products today of
the words which were spoken yesterday.
There is a
narrative found in Mark 11:15-34. A woman with an issue of blood for
twelve years said, “If I touch but His clothes, I shall be whole.”
She was, too. She was immediately healed. Jesus then told her
she initiated her own healing with her own faith-filled words. We can
all learn something from that lady!
Anyone can initiate
the removal of their problems with faith-filled words. We simply must
say what the Bible says, in spite of our
circumstances. That’s when our circumstances will come in
line with what God desires for us.
“Death and life are
in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit
thereof.” (Proverbs 18:21)
People who speak
words of death eat the fruit of death. People who speak words of life
eat the fruit of life. It’s not up to God how successful we
are. It’s up to us and our words. This is the fifth Faith
Building Block that must be laid in order to develop strong faith.
Make this Faith
confession daily. “I am a brand New Creation in Christ. I am the
righteousness of God. I am seated in a place of authority with
Christ. I have the right to use Jesus’ Name. My words have power over my life.”
Be Blessed … John and Barbara Hamel
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