God's Word In My Mouth

 As believers, we are called to speak and proclaim the truths and teachings found in God's word, the Bible. Here's a closer look at this concept:
  1. Authority and Power: When we speak God's word, we are representing Him and His truth to the world. The Bible emphasizes the power of words and the authority that comes from speaking God's truth. By aligning our speech with His word, we can have a powerful impact on those around us.
     
  2. Proclamation of Truth: God's word contains timeless truths and principles that are relevant to all aspects of life. As believers, we are called to proclaim these truths boldly and confidently, sharing the message of God's love, grace, and redemption with others.
     
  3. Edification and Encouragement: Speaking God's word can be a source of encouragement and edification for both ourselves and others. Whether we are sharing words of comfort, wisdom, or encouragement, God's word has the power to uplift and inspire those who hear it.
     
  4. Living Out the Word: It's not enough to simply speak God's word; we must also strive to live it out in our daily lives. When our actions align with the teachings of Scripture, our words carry greater weight and credibility, and we become living testimonies to the truth of God's word.
     
  5. Transformational Power: God's word has the power to transform lives. When we speak His word in faith, we are partnering with Him in His work of redemption and restoration, bringing light into darkness and hope into despair.

 Ultimately, having "God's word in our mouth" means allowing His truth to shape our speech and guide our interactions with others. By speaking His word boldly and living it out faithfully, we can be powerful instruments of His love and grace in the world.

 

 Having God's word in our mouth offers numerous advantages, both for ourselves and for those around us:

  1. Guidance and Direction: God's word provides timeless wisdom and guidance for navigating life's challenges and making decisions. When we speak His word, we can offer counsel and direction that is grounded in truth and aligned with His will.
     
  2. Strength and Encouragement: Speaking God's word can be a source of strength and encouragement in difficult times. His promises and assurances remind us of His faithfulness and power, giving us hope and confidence to persevere.
     
  3. Transformation and Renewal: As we speak God's word, it has the power to transform our hearts and minds, renewing our thoughts and attitudes according to His truth. This ongoing process of transformation helps us become more like Christ and live in alignment with His purposes.
     
  4. Witness and Testimony: Speaking God's word is a powerful way to bear witness to His love and truth. When others hear His word spoken through us, they are drawn to His message and may be inspired to seek Him for themselves.
     
  5. Unity and Fellowship: When believers speak God's word together, it fosters a sense of unity and fellowship within the body of Christ. Shared understanding and agreement on the truths of Scripture strengthen relationships and build community among believers.
     
  6. Authority and Impact: Speaking God's word with conviction and authority carries weight and influence. His word has the power to convict hearts, challenge minds, and bring about transformation in individuals and communities.
     
  7. Protection and Defense: God's word serves as a spiritual weapon against the enemy's attacks and schemes. When we speak His word, we are armed with truth and equipped to stand firm against lies and deception.

 Overall, having God's word in our mouth empowers us to live as faithful disciples of Christ, to minister effectively to others, and to bring glory to God in all that we say and do.

 
 

 The power of God's word in our mouth is profound and multifaceted, impacting both our lives and the world around us in significant ways:

  1. Creative Power: God's word spoken through us has the same creative power that He demonstrated when He spoke the universe into existence. Just as He declared, "Let there be light," our words spoken in alignment with His will can bring about transformation and change in our circumstances and in the lives of others.
     
  2. Authority and Dominion: When we speak God's word, we do so with His authority. His word carries inherent power and authority, and when we declare His truth, we exercise dominion over the spiritual realm, breaking chains, and strongholds, and ushering in His kingdom on earth.
     
  3. Proclamation and Prophecy: Speaking God's word involves not only proclaiming His truth but also speaking prophetically into situations. By declaring His promises and speaking His truth, we release His prophetic power to bring about His purposes and fulfill His plans.
     
  4. Healing and Restoration: God's word spoken in faith has the power to bring healing and restoration to broken lives and bodies. Just as Jesus spoke healing to the sick and afflicted, our words spoken in His name can bring about miraculous healing and wholeness.
     
  5. Conviction and Transformation: God's word is living and active, able to penetrate to the depths of the human heart and bring conviction and transformation. When we speak His truth, it has the power to convict of sin, lead to repentance, and bring about spiritual renewal and transformation.
     
  6. Protection and Deliverance: Speaking God's word is a powerful weapon against the enemy's attacks. His word serves as a shield of protection and a sword of deliverance, enabling us to stand firm against the schemes of the devil and overcome every obstacle in our path.
     
  7. Fruitfulness and Multiplication: Just as seeds planted in fertile soil produce a harvest, God's word spoken through us yields a fruitful harvest of righteousness and kingdom impact. Our words spoken in faith bear fruit that multiplies and spreads, bringing glory to God and advancing His kingdom purposes.

 In summary, the power of God's word in our mouth is unparalleled, bringing about transformation, healing, deliverance, and restoration wherever it is spoken in faith and alignment with His will. As we yield our mouths to Him and allow His word to dwell richly within us, we become vessels of His power and instruments of His kingdom on earth.

  

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Psalm 29:4
The voice of Yahweh is powerful
The voice of Yahweh is full of majesty   Let God's voice, His word be in our mouth

Exodus 4:12
Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say.   Note

Exodus 4:15
[Yahweh speaking] You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I, even I,
will be with your mouth and his mouth, and I will teach you what you are to do.   Note

Isaiah 51:16
I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand,
establish the heavens, to found the earth and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.   Ref   Note

Exodus 6:29
that Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “I am Yahweh; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak to you.   Note

Deuteronomy 31:1
So Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel.   Moses spoke God's words
Numbers 22:35
But the Angel of Yahweh [Jesus] said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you shall speak only the word which I tell you.”
So Balaam went along with the leaders of Balak.

Jeremiah 1:7
But the Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak.
Whatsoever I command thee - It is my words and message, not your own, that you shall deliver. I shall teach tyou; therefore your youth and inexperience can be no hinderance.

Jeremiah 1:17
Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them.   Note

Deuteronomy 5:27
Go near and hear all that Yahweh our God says; then speak to us all that Yahweh our God speaks to you, and we will hear and do it.  Note

Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up a prophet from among their countrymen like you, and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.
Notice that the word “Prophet” is capitalized. This was Jesus (Acts 3:22-23 and 7:37).


Jeremiah 1:9
Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,
“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.    Note

Ezekiel 3:27
But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them,
Thus says Adonai Yawheh.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses,
let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.   Ref   Note

Numbers 22:38
So Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come now to you!
Am I able to speak anything at all?
The word that God puts in my mouth, that I shall speak.”

Numbers 23:12
He replied, “Must I not be careful to speak what Yahweh puts in my mouth?”

Numbers 23:26
But Balaam replied to Balak, “Did I not tell you, ‘Whatever Yahweh speaks, that I must do’?”

Numbers 24:13
‘Though Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything contrary to the command of the Lord,
either good or bad, of my own accord. What the Lord speaks, that I will speak’?

1 Kings 22:14
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I shall speak.”

Ezekiel 2:7
But you shall speak My words to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebellious.

Ezekiel 3:4
Then He said to me, “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them.

Luke 21:15
for I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.A mouth -
Eloquence, ability to speak as the case may demand. Compare Exodus 4:11. Gainsay -
Speak against. They will not be able to "reply" to it, or to "resist" the force of what you shall say.

Jeremiah 5:14
Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts,
“Because you have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words in your mouth fire
And this people wood, and it will consume them.
The “wherefore” of this verse relates to the false prophecies of the false prophets in the (previous verse). Because these false prophets
were speaking lies, the Lord would take the true word coming out of Jeremiah’s mouth and make it like a fire that would burn up all their false prophecies.
Compare with Jeremiah 23:29.
Numbers 23:5
Then Yahweh put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”

Numbers 23:16
Then the Lord met Balaam and put a word in his mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.”

Isaiah 59:21
As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says Yahweh: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which
I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your offspring, nor from the
mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says Yahweh, “from now and forever.

Matthew 10:19
But when they hand you over, [in any situation]  do not worry about how or what you are to say;
for it will be given you in that hour [from God] what you are to say.   OT   Note

Luke 12:12
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour [when you need Him] what you ought to say.   OT
We are God possessed (Colossians 1:27). The Holy Spirit is always available and desiring to instruct us.

Matthew 10:20
For it is not you who speak, but it is the [Holy] Spirit of your [Heavenly] Father who speaks in you.
Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will give them the appropriate words to speak. Matthew has mentioned
the Holy Spirit in connection with Jesus’ ministry (Matt 1:18, 20; 3:11, 16; 4:1), and here the Spirit is extended
to the ministry of the disciples which includes any believer.

Mark 13:11
When they arrest you and hand you over, [or any bad situation] do not worry beforehand about what you are to say,
but say whatever is given you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but it is the Holy Spirit.   Note

John 8:28
So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.   Ref  Note

John 12:49
For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.
Jesus had said this same thing before (John 3:32; 5:30; 8:26, and 42) and would say it again (John 14:10, 15:15, and 17:8).

John 14:10
Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me?
The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.  Note

John 17:8
for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Jeremiah 23:22
“But if they had stood in My council,
Then they would have announced My words to My people,
And would have turned them back from their evil way
And from the evil of their deeds.
Ministers have tremendous influence. When we speak the true word that God has given, it will turn people’s hearts from evil. Lord, help me to only speak Your words.


Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Speaking-The-Word-God-Gives

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