Weight of your Words
The Lord says, “I am measuring the honesty and truthfulness of your words. It’s important to me that you understand that the quality of your words is significant. I am assessing their integrity and how they measure up to my standards. Do they align with my heart and my will, or are they driven by ulterior motives and hidden agendas? Are your words sincere, and do your actions match what you say?
It is crucial for your words, thoughts, and actions to be in harmony. I also want you to examine whether your words are honouring me and reflecting who I am, or if they are influenced by the world around you. Your words can either attract my glory or repel it – you choose. The choice is yours. Consider even your words that are spoken in jest. Empty words and vain communication will be measured as well.
You have heard me say, “Let your yes be your yes and your no be your no.” So, I caution you to consult with me before you speak so that you know what you’re saying yes to and what you must say no to as well.
This means that you cannot speak hastily.
Pause and ask me if what you are about to say aligns with my will. Be slow to speak and do so only once you’ve heard from me. Your words should always match what I am saying. I created the world by words, I watch over my words to perform them, and I have magnified my word together with my name, so words do indeed matter.”
Activation:
Make a practice of praying the following Psalms (Psalm 19:14 TPT and Psalm 141:3 TPT) as a regular prayer:
Father, in the name of Jesus, I ask that you give me grace to guard my lips from speaking what is wrong. I give you full permission to examine every movement of my heart, my meditation thoughts, and the words that I am about to say before I say them so that they will always be pure, pleasing, and acceptable before your eyes, YAHWEH, my only Redeemer, and my Protector, amen.
Psalm 138:2 (ESV)
I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
Matthew 12:36-37 (NASB)
But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgement. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
John 16:13 (AMPC)
But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). For He will not speak His own message [on His own authority]; but He will tell whatever He hears [from the Father; He will give the message that has been given to Him], and He will announce and declare to you the things that are to come [that will happen in the future].
