Christian Living
I recently saw a video by God’s servant, Jesse Duplantis where he shared his experience onboard a plane that almost crashed. Summary of it is; Pastor Jesse was being distracted by an atheist seated next to him as their plane experienced serious turbulence with very high likelihood of a crash. He just didn’t think of speaking “peace be still” to the winds, afterall, he would go to Heaven, the atheist will not. Not until the Holy Spirit jolted him by saying, “do you want to die in this plane crash? Speak!” (paraphrased). He got up and spoke to the winds. Calm eventually returned.
A Christian lady and her family went visiting with a family friend last December. On arriving at the home, she observed that both the air-conditioners and fans in the house were switched on almost to maximum. This lady is usually careful with cold environments (they make her feel somewhat unwell), but this was a very hot day and she thought; ‘well, I’d be fine, it’s hot today’.
About an hour later, she started experiencing some difficulty with breathing. It got very bad that she had to drive back home alone, leaving her family behind. Driving home herself wasn’t easy, but she’s the kind of person that hates to ‘bother people’ (error#1: please do not do this, ask for help when you need it). Also, she was thinking…. ‘my family went out for fun, they should have fun’. All she just wanted to do was go take a relief medication at home (error#2: please do not do this, carry your portable relief medications with you always).
As it turned out, she only realized she couldn’t gain access to her house when she got home, the keys were with her family! All this time, her breathing was worsening and she was feeling very weak. She was only barely praying in tongues under her breathe. Having gained the revelation on Eternal Life, the fear of death was not a concern for her at this point. She didn’t think she was going to die, she just wanted to feel better.
Eventually the keys arrived and she managed to administer the relief drug to herself. As she lay on her bed, despite the medication, she wasn’t still feeling better yet. Then she started speaking and saying ……“I have life and I have life more abundantly. I have eternal life. I have the life of God in me, I am born of God“. Immediately she started feeling better. It was then she heard the Holy Spirit say to her, “you kept quiet all this time, you didn’t speak, did you want to die?”
In the midst of his trials, Job understood that if he stopped speaking (of the Lord’s goodness), he’d die.
“If anyone can prove I am wrong, I will shut up and wait to die.”
Job 13:19 ERV
Speak! You don’t have to die.
The Bible says in Proverbs that death and life are in the power of the tongue.
“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].”
Proverbs 18:21 AMPC
In John 16:19, before Jesus regained our authority from Satan, before His death and resurrection, He promised to give his disciples the keys of the Kingdom and whatever they speak/declare would be backed by Heaven…
“I will give you the keys to God’s kingdom. When you speak judgment here on earth, that judgment will be God’s judgment. When you promise forgiveness here on earth, that forgiveness will be God’s forgiveness.”
Matthew 16:19 ERV
‘Speaking‘ and ‘saying‘ are keys to God’s Kingdom. Faith is released through words, promises are made by words. We have victory by faith (I John 5:4). Faith is activated via words.
I will one day share my full testimony of how the Lord practically brought me back to life a few months ago. As always God already sent me a Word some days before- “There is a God Who Can Raise the Dead” As I lay on my bed extremely weak, the Word of God was bubbling in my heart, bubbling, bubbling, however, I wasn’t speaking it out. I didn’t think I had enough strength to speak, and yet I was feeling weaker. Oh! But the moment I summoned courage and simply whispered; ‘I have the life of God in me’ in that very instant, a light flashed over my eyes, and I felt my chest rise and fall (physically). Wow! I was both shocked and thrilled. For a moment it seemed like it didn’t happen. So much later, I spoke same words again; and I tell you I had the same experience again. I started feeling better and better, gradually my strength returned the more I kept confessing the Word. I love God and I love the Word of God- my rock and anchor!
The Word of God is True.
So the next time that headache throbs, that pain resumes, that breathing problem starts, before you even make sense of what’s going on, as you administer prescribed medications or call the ER, start speaking life to your body; ….eternal life is in you.
Speak to the lack staring you in the face, speak over your children, marriage, job, speak life, speak life, speaker life. Speak based on the Word and promises of God.
Speak! You don’t have to die.
