SPEAK LIFE-GIVING WORDS

Bible Texts: Pro.10:11, 2Tim.2:15, Matt.12:37, 2Tim.1:13, Matt.5:14-16, Rom.10:10, Philp.4:8, Ps.138:2, Jn.6:63, Col.3:16, Eph.4:26, 1Cor.9:27

The perfect will of God for the husbandman is to grow and develop into the good and godly shepherd. God wants the husbandman to have a goodly relationship with his wife, children and become a representative of Jesus Christ at home and in the market place. And one of the ways the husbandman can proof that he is an ambassador of Christ and the good and godly representative of God is by the words that he speaks. So the question you must consider today and answer is this. How rich and healthy are your words? Are they life-giving or death sentence?

Read this Scripture and meditate on it.

The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain, the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions (Pro.10:11). NLT

The Bible says that godly words are life-giving fountain. That means the word of God gives life. And the words you speak in the direction of your wife and children can either lift them up or destroy them (Pro.6:2) Jesus Christ, the perfect example of the good and godly husbandman reaffirms how powerful words are.

The words that I speak to you, they are spirit and they are life (Jn.6:63).

As the good and godly husbandman, you must be very careful what you say. If you have observed the way of the herdsmen leading their flock, you will notice that they use their voice to communicate to their herd. Notwithstanding all the obvious weaknesses of your wife and children, please order your words aright and speak life-giving words to them.

But for you to speak life-giving and not deadly words, you must give attention to the study of the word of God, your Bible as a way of life (2Tim.2:15). And as you study and think on the word, it changes you on the inside and affect your action and conduct on the outside (Ezk.2:2, Rom.10:10, Philp.4:8)

Let the word of God dwell richly in you (Col.3:16)

You will always speak out of the abundance of the deposit of the word in your heart. The more you feed and fill your heart with the word of God, the more you speak His words which are life-giving.

Secondly, you must also engage the weapon of prayer to bring your body, including your tongue under control.

I travail on my knees until Christ is formed in you (Gal.4:19)

Prayer is not just a platform for you to ask the Lord for material blessings. You can also ask for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit upon your life to help you to tame your tongue (1Cor.9:27, Mk.9:29, Matt.7:7). The word of God warns that we should not allow anger to lead us to sin (Eph.4:26). Self control is one of the virtues of the Holy Spirit, so you need so much of it at work in your life as the husbandman.

And when you speak life – giving words you build hope and confidence in the lives of your wife and children and those around you. Secondly, you serve as the pillar they can rely on. Thirdly, they will give you peace of mind and you will find rest to your spirit, soul and body.

You are a life-given agent. Speak life-giving words. It is the hallmark of the good and godly husbandman.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISE

• Father, in the Name of Jesus, baptize me with the spirit to study your word continuously.
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to order my words aright in the direction
• Father, in the Name of Jesus, empower me to be a fountain of hope and encouragement to all through the words I speak to them.

FAITH CONFESSION

I am committed to speaking life-transforming words to all in all circumstances and at all times because that is the proof that I am the good and godly husbandman in Jesus Name. Amen.

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