Rhapsody Of Realities.
The words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable unto our Creator and glorify The Essence of our Source, and Destination, Amen 🙏🏾
A good Man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Luke 6:45
When you speak, things happen. Your words are powerful; they create or destroy. The Bible says death and life are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). This is the reason we emphasize speaking right; affirming God’s Word on all occasions.
What you say is what you get.
Ponder again what we read in our opening scripture; through the words you speak, you bring forth good or evil, life or death, sickness or health, poverty, or wealth. It’s up to you.
It’s about what you say.
On the last day of creation, God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). Thus, He finished His work with a “personal touch.” God formed Adam from the dust and gave him life by sharing His own breath (Genesis 2:7). Accordingly, humanity is unique among all God’s creations, having both a material body and an immaterial soul/spirit.
Having the “Image” or “Likeness” of God means, in the simplest terms, that we were made to resemble God. Adam did not resemble God in the sense of God’s having flesh and blood. Scripture says that “God is spirit” (John 4:24) and therefore exists without a body. However, Adam’s body did mirror the life of God insofar as it was created in perfect health and was not subject to death.
The Image of God (Latin, imago dei) refers to the immaterial part of huManity. It sets huMan beings apart from the animal world, fits them for the dominion God intended them to have over the earth (Genesis 1:28), and enables them to commune with their Maker. It is a likeness mentally, morally, and socially.
Mentally, huManity was created as a rational, volitional agent. In other words, huMan beings can reason and choose. This is a reflection of God’s intellect and freedom. Anytime someone invents a machine, writes a book, paints a landscape, enjoys a symphony, calculates a sum, or names a pet, he or she is proclaiming the fact that we are made in God’s Image.
Morally, huManity was Created in righteousness and perfect innocence, a reflection of God’s holiness. God saw all He had made (huManity included) and called it “very good” (Genesis 1:31). Our conscience or “moral compass” is a vestige of that original state. Whenever someone writes a law, recoils from evil, praises good behavior, or feels guilty, he or she is confirming the fact that we are made in God’s Own Image.
Socially, huManity was Created for fellowship. This reflects God’s triune nature and His Love. In Eden, huManity’s primary relationship was with God (Genesis 3:8 implies fellowship with God), and God made the first woMan because “it is not good for the Man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Every time someone marries, makes a friend, hugs a child, or attends church, he or she is demonstrating the fact that we are made in the likeness of God.
Part of being made in God’s Image is that Adam had the capacity to make free choices. Although they were given a righteous nature, Adam and Eve made an evil choice to rebel against their Creator. In so doing, they marred the Image of God within themselves, and passed that damaged likeness on to all their descendants (Romans 5:12). Today, we still bear the Image of God (James 3:9), but we also bear the scars of sin. Mentally, morally, socially, and physically, we show the effects of sin.
The good news is that when God redeems an individual, He begins to restore the original Image of God, creating a “new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:24). That redemption is only available by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior from the sin that separates us from God (Ephesians 2:8-9). Through Christ, we are made new creations in the likeness of God (2 Corinthians 5:17).
You may say, “I’ve been speaking, but nothing has been happening.” Who told you nothing has been happening? That’s like planting your seeds and digging them out of the ground before they grow. Seeds don’t germinate overnight; but once they’re planted in the right environment, they most certainly will grow. Words are seeds.
Therefore, you have to keep speaking The Word. Like we often say, “Keep saying it; don’t stop talking it!” When you affirm the Word, it works. In Isaiah 55:10-11, the Lord said, “For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the Earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth: it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.”
This shows the power, immutability, impregnability and infallibility of The Word of God. Are you aware that your words hold the same power? Remember, you are like Him!
You’re Created in His Image and in His likeness. As He is, so are you in this world (1 John 4:17). The Word of God in your mouth is God talking. Quit thinking it’s not working. Don’t allow Satan to get you into the sense-realm of trying to observe lying vanities. The Bible says, “They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy” (Jonah 2:8).
Confession
When I speak, it comes to pass, because my words are powerful; they produce what I say, because I speak from God and speak His Word. My life is a testimony of God’s goodness, Love, mercy and grace; I’m the proof of His equity, and I walk in His righteousness, in divine health, prosperity, peace and joy. Amen.
Further study
Mark 11:23;
Proverbs 18:21
Matthew 12:37
1-year bible reading plan
1 Corinthians 16:1-24; Proverbs 10-11
2-year bible reading plan
1 Thessalonians 3:1-13; Jeremiah 19-20
Rev. Dr. Chris Oyakhilome.