Words have power in matters of life and death, and those who love them will savor their fruit. Proverbs 18:21 (VOICE) Do you speak positively about your relationships, health, career, and finances? What are you declaring? Because according to our verse today, your words have power—life and death kind of power. I’m not saying that negative words hang over you like some sort of curse. And speaking God’s Word isn’t like invoking some sort of magical spell. To a great degree, the power of words has to do with the influence they have over your beliefs. I’m also not saying that you can’t talk about the problems you face. Just don’t speak about them in a negative, defeated kind of way. And as you do …
What was Jesus REALLY like?
Do you ever wonder what Jesus was really like? Bearded with long hair and sad eyes, wearing a robe and sandals, and looking strangely similar to a flowerchild hippie—this is the picture that comes to mind when we think of Jesus. But does this picture line up with scripture? The Bible doesn’t have much to say about Jesus’s physical appearance, but it does have a lot to say about his characteristics and behaviour. And when you compare our modern-day impressions of him to that reality, they can seem pretty distorted. For example, Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5), but that little word meek often trips us up. According to Merriam-Webster, meek means: “Having or showing a quiet …
Calm The Storm
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. Mark 4:39 (NIV) Words are powerful. Mark 4 tells the story of when Jesus calmed a violent storm with nothing more than words. You may have heard this story before, but there are a couple things I’d like you to notice today. First of all, as the story begins, Jesus didn’t say, “Hey guys, let’s all get in this boat and hopefully, God willing, we’ll get to the other side.” No, he said, “Let us go over to the other side” (v. 35, NIV). When the storm began to blow and the situation didn’t seem to be heading toward what Jesus …
Forma A Su Futuro
Y dijo Dios: Sea la luz; y la luz fue hecha. Génesis 1: 3 (AMPC) Su futuro está fuertemente influenciado por las palabras que usted habla. Esta capacidad de decir palabras que alteran la realidad es algo que heredamos de nuestro padre Dios. Nuestro versículo de hoy dice que Dios habló al universo con sus palabras para que fuera hecho. ¡Cuando Dios habla, las cosas suceden! Cuando usted habla, las cosas también suceden, especialmente cuando reclama las promesas de Dios. Tome el Salmo 91 como un ejemplo. Está lleno de promesas que puede decir para su vida o para la vida de los demás. Los versículos 4-7 dicen: “El que habita al abrigo del Altísimo se acoge a la sombra del Todopoderoso. Yo le digo …