Of all the "deep teaching" we could hear, THIS from Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food" for today is a foundational teaching for anyone truly desiring to grow up in the Word and in faith.
"Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth"(Prov. 6:2).
Many Christians blame certain things on the devil, when actually they are taken captive by the words of their own mouths. One writer expressed it this way:
You said you could not - and the moment you said it you were whipped. You said you did not have faith - and doubt rose up like a giant and bound you. You are imprisoned with your own words. You talked failure, and failure held you in bondage.
Our words dominate us. That's what Jesus was saying in Mark 11:23: "...he shall have whatsoever he saith."
Never talk failure. Never talk defeat. Never acknowledge for one moment that God's ability or power cannot put you over. If you do talk failure or defeat, you are acknowledging that God cannot and has not put you over in life. But thank God, He can! And He has! If you will believe right and talk right, you will walk in the reality of it!
Confession: I refuse to talk failure. I refuse to talk defeat. God puts me over in life.
We can be prayed over, prophesied over, encouraged, exhorted, taught, mentored and shown by living example how the Word of God works, but until we change the words that come out of our very own mouths, we will never see the fullness of the provision of our new and better Covenant! WE can have what WE say, and we do! Look at Proverbs 18:20:
20 A man’s self shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; and with the consequence of his words he must be satisfied [whether good or evil].
While it is true that only faith-filled words will produce a harvest, do you remember where faith comes from? Look at Romans 10:17:
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Faith comes by hearing (and hearing and hearing)! Faith in the Word of God comes by hearing the Word of God over and over again. Faith in something negative comes from hearing something negative, over and over again. It has been said that we believe what we hear ourselves say over what we hear others say. So, if YOU are continually SAYING something contrary to the Word of God, THAT is what you must be satisfied with, because THAT is what you will have faith for! Once you find something in the Word of God that belongs to you, refuse to even speak of anything contrary! Continue to speak the Truth to yourself, over and over, until it becomes more real to you than anything you see or feel. HE is waiting for your faith filled WORDS to confirm in your life. AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with "Say The Word":
Shalom in Him!
