December 24, 2023
Topic: THE TRAGEDY OF IDLE WORDS
Text: Matthew 12:36–37.
Minister: Dr. Daniel Olukoya (GO MFM Worldwide)
Matthew 12:36–37 (KJV) says: “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
I am saying this as we are going into the coming year. One of the greatest powers available in this our universe is the power of words.
Words can create, and words can destroy. If you can control your words, I tell you, beloveth, you can control any part of your body. Satan is a fallen angel; he has no creative power. So he has to use the power delegated to man and then manipulate it to his own advantage. He uses human words to destroy human beings, and so some people are actually cursing themselves.
There is something called a self-imposed curse. The enemy is not attacking you; the witches are not attacking you, but you are now the one using your own mouth to impose curses on yourself, which is what the devil wants. He has no power to do it, but you now offer that facility.
The words we speak about ourselves have frightening power because they fly back and strike the speaker. Idle words are those words you speak carelessly without premeditation.
Many of us have work to do on this before the coming year. The fact that you did not really mean what you said does not cancel the effect of such words or release you from accountability for those words you said.
Beloveth, take this from this service: all idle words carry weight. That is why the Bible says, “Be quick to hear, be slow to speak.” God gave us two ears to hear, two hands to use, and two nostrils to smell with, but just one mouth. Meaning that it is only half of what you hear you can talk.
The Bible says thus:
Proverbs 6:2 (KJV): “Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.”
So this is one area we really need to address. People are ensnared and put themselves in a trap with the words of their mouth.
Things to be aware of:
- We must realise that God takes our words seriously.
- We must realise that the devil wants to manipulate those words.
- We must realise that your body can hear what you are saying and takes your words seriously.
Even a baby in the womb hears what its parents are saying. So if you are fighting and cursing each other, the baby is getting that information. What people sometimes pronounce on themselves is bad.
God takes our words seriously, and the devil uses those words to destroy, and this is a very serious matter. When somebody invokes a curse on himself, it has to be cancelled. Peter invoked a curse on himself, and three days later, the angels at the tomb were speaking some strange words.
Peter was no longer reckoned with in heaven as a disciple. By his own words, he forfeited his own standing with Jesus as a disciple. At the trial of Jesus, they said, “You, this man, you are one of the disciples of Jesus.” He said, “No! Not me.” The maid said, “But this your accent shows that you are not from this area; you are from Galilee, and you must be from this man,” but he said, “No, I do not know this man.” Again, the third time, he denied Jesus with his mouth. So he was no longer reckoned with as a disciple.
So Jesus had to pray for Peter and put forth the same three questions to him.
‘Peter, lovest thou me?’
‘Peter, lovest thou me?’
‘Peter, lovest thou me?’
Jesus used those three pronouncements to cancel the denial and break the self-imposed curses that Peter put on himself.
So if you have been saying what you should not talk, you need to:
- Repent.
- Reject and renounce those words.
- Revoke and cancel them.
- Replace those words with words of power and glory.
It is worse when those destructive words do not come from men, from God, not even from the devil, but from the person himself. When somebody says, “I am tired of living,” “What is the use of trying?” “It will not work.” “I want to give up.” All those things are destructive words. Or “I cannot take anymore of this.” “I married a useless husband.” “These children are hopeless.” “Examinations are always very tough.” “This is driving me mad.” “I do not think I will ever get married.” This is a serious matter.
Nobody asked you to go to a prophet. The prophet said, “Show me your palm,” and you did so. Then he said, “From reading your palm, you are going to marry three husbands.” Instead of saying, “I reject it; it is not me,” you are saying, “Something has always told me that I will leave this man.”
We must start cancelling all these words that have had terrible effects on people’s hands. Can you close your eyes, raise your right hand, and shout this prayer? It is not a prayer to joke with because words like “my headache” and “my ulcer” have caused damage. You are imposing curses on your life.
PRAYER POINT.
- Curses that I have spoken on my own life, break! In the name of Jesus.
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