‘In the beginning was the Word and the Word with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him. And without him was not anything made’ John 1:1-3 . So often as human beings we neglect the power of the words we say. We so often beat ourselves to a pulp, ridicule others, curse, bless, whilst totally ignoring the impact that those words that we speak have. Proverbs 25:11 says that a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. When we look at the ministry of Christ, most of his miracles were performed in word. For example he would say to the lame, get up and walk. He would say to the dead, little, arise. To the dumb, ephthaphata. He spoke his healing ministry into existence, just as he spoke the creation into existence. Now we, through our words, can choose speak words of comfort to those who need comfort, or we can choose to send others into deep sadness and sorrow through what we say. We speak feelings into existence, and these feeling eventually have a physical manifestation. Would God that we prophesy, speak words of edification to the church, that none be found wanting, and that none be found in low spirits in the church of God. May God bridle our tongues, that we may speak in due season, and speak words that are like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

Thabo Monoto