For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
(Matt. 12:37)
Today’s Confession: My God will deliver me!
Your words affect every aspect of your life. Yyour words have the power of life and death in them. Your words are serious business.
I want to talk about putting a guard on your mouth. Instead of speaking words that keep you bound, learn to speak words that set you free. When Paul said that we should not let any corrupt communication proceed from our mouth (Ephesians 4:29), he was talking about words that destroy, words that ruin, words that bring decay into our lives.
Don’t speak words that are going to make your situation worse. You must begin to put a guard over your mouth.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Matthew 12:37
Justified means to be deemed right. In other words, when you line up your words with God’s Word then He will honor your obedience and you will be blessed.
Condemned means you have pronounced a verdict on yourself. When you are talking things contrary to God’s Word then you have pronounced your own sentence.
Solomon said it this way: Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
(Prov. 6:2)
The word snared means trapped. When you are talking contrary to the Word of God then you are setting a trap for yourself. One of the Greek words that has been translated into the English word “snare” is noose. Like a hangman’s noose. In other words, you can hang yourself with your words.
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
(Matt. 12:35)
Your words are going to come to pass. Your tongue holds the power of life and death in it. You have to choose which it will be. Will it be life or will it be death? Will it be experiencing God’s best for your life or will it be continuing on the same path?
Let me encourage you today to put a guard on your mouth. You may have heard the phrase “think before you speak”, well, that is exactly what you need to do. It doesn’t matter if it’s a financial situation, a family matter, a marriage crisis, a health issue, or a job problem. Put a guard on your mouth and only speak what the Word says about you and your life.
What does the Word say? Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all (Ps. 34:19)!
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Dr. Jerry Savelle was an average, blue-collar man who was struggling and needed God's help. While he considered himself a "nobody," when he became a believer God told him not to worry about it because He was a master at making champions out of nobodies. God has since taken Dr. Savelle from being a constant quitter to a man who knows how to stand on the Word of God until victory is experienced. Because of the life-changing combination of God's faithfulness and Dr. Savelle's "no quit" attitude, his life is totally different than it was thirty-eight years ago.
Since 1969, Dr. Savelle traveled the world teaching people how to win in life. Dr. Savelle ministered in more than three thousand churches and in twenty-six nations, and has overseas offices in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
God used Dr. Savelle to impact people who are burned out on religion and who have backslidden in their walk with God, as well as Christians who have a need to hear the Word of God presented in terms applicable to their lives, dreams, and destinies. He hosted the Jerry Savelle Ministries television broadcast which airs in two hundred countries worldwide.
Dr. Savelle authored more than forty books, including his bestsellers, If Satan Can't Steal Your Joy, He Can't Keep Your Goods and You're Somebody Special to God. He served as one of the founding Pastors of Heritage of Faith Christian Center in Crowley, Texas.
Jerry J. Savelle, 77, went home to be with the Lord on April 15, 2024. He spent his last day on earth fulfilling his purpose teaching people the Word of God