Speaking Power

 The power of the spoken word when directed by the Lord is an incredible force. We find in many passages of scripture, God giving specific instruction to His servants what to speak.



Prophets are instructed to speak exactly what has been told to them and to not add or take away from the His Word.
     De 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Pr 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. Rev 22:18-19

It is made very clear that any person who adds or takes away from the Word of the Lord will receive severe punishment.

We must remember it was His Word that formed and framed everything in the Universe and that His Word never returns void. His Word always has an impact and has a specific assignment that must be fulfilled. What many fail to see is that the Word is spiritual and it has an immediate affect on the natural realm. So when we speak wrong or in a way that is contrary to the Word or His directives, it is not fulfilling His desire and brings forth an improper representation of Him and the Kingdom.

One of the awesome things about the Word of God is that it bypasses all of the natural laws that man understands.

When the Lord spoke to Ezekiel a clear directive was given. Eze 37:4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.

Here we see a very clear picture of the word of God bypassing the natural process of degeneration and we see regeneration in operation.

What we must understand, for those of us who are called to prophesy to the elements, continents, atmospheres, and regions that we must speak exactly as we have been instructed. If we speak presumptuously, we can move into self will and that can turn into witchcraft.

When the Lord spoke to Elijah, God used His prophet to change the natural order to fulfill His will in the Earth.

1Ki 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

God was out to prove a point. Ahab had re-instituted Baal worship that had been removed and destroyed by the Prophet Samuel. It was believed that Baal was the God of fertility and would bring increase in three areas.

1. Fields- meaning harvest of grain and field products
2. Flocks- meaning an increase of animals
3. Families- that Baal would bring increase to family members

YHWH had to prove Baal was not God and He had His Prophet in place to speak to the Natural realm to accomplish this. So the land goes into a three and a half year drought at the Word of the Lord.

Jas 5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

What did the Lord do? He implemented His Word to change the natural order of the Earth.

Please examine this picture as it shows the natural order for the Earths watering system.

We have a natural process that waters the Earth.

Clouds form rain

1. Rain falls on the Earth creating water
2. Water turns into vapor and returns in a condensed form to create more clouds starting the process all over again

• Condensation- clouds form
• Precipitation- rain falls
• Evaporation- vapor rises

When it came to the set time appointed by God, Elijah was sent after 3 1/2 years to release the rains.

1Ki 18:1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

Now what happened? When God had the Prophet speak the first time it stopped the natural process of vapor returning to the sky. God locked the vapors in the waters. Let us look at 1 Kings 18 after the battle with the false prophets. Elijah cast himself down upon the Earth and gives instructions to servant .....

1Ki 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

• The Prophet postures himself and makes intercession
• Ahab runs off to eat and drink rather than repent.

43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.

44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

• There arises a little cloud out of the sea. VAPOR! This vapor had remained locked up in the sea and had not returned into the sky to create condensation in the atmosphere so that clouds could form.
• The sea is a symbol for humanity and this is exactly the same thing that is happening with the people of God. Because they are failing to release properly, the Heavens are not releasing their Rains upon the Church, the Earth, the lost,or the people of God.
• What is locked up today? Prayer, worship, intercession, praise. We keep looking to Heaven, but the problem is not in the Heavens. It is locked up in the waters of the Earth, meaning humanity.

45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

• Once the vapors had been released, the clouds were once again able to form in the atmosphere.
• Evaporation (vapor released), Condensation (cloud forms), Precipitation (rain released). It finally rains after 3 1/2 year drought at the Word of the Prophet

Speaking God's Word in His timing will release the vapor that creates the rain.

In His Service,
Apostle Jesse

Speaking Power
By Apostle Jesse Griffin © 2012

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