Our World of Words

Ever heard the expression, ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me!’?

By now, we all know that’s a big lie! Why?    

Jesus said His words are spirit and they are life. (John 6:63) In this simple statement, He reveals words are or are likely motivated by veiled or cloaked spirits. While His words are indeed life, our words tend to be spirit and more related to death than to life. And we all know this for sure….they do hurt, often worse and much longer than sticks and stones that produce wounds that may heal quickly!     

If words are or are motivated by veiled spirits, and spirits are eternal, what if our words are also eternal? As we look at our world and the universe that hosts it, we see the physical results of God’s words and corresponding actions, unveiled. He released words as spirit, ‘watered them’ with corresponding actions (Genesis 1), and His words thus became that what we witness, enjoy, and are.

Since we are made in His image, to operate just like He does, imagine for a few moments what worlds our words may have spawned into eternal existence. On the wild side of my imagination, I wonder whether there could possibly be some mysterious link between the eternal words released on/from planet Earth, and the reported continuous expansion of the universe. Could some planet way out yonder be the assigned host of my cumulative words -- a world I have created unknowingly? What if, at the end of my life, I was assigned to spend eternity in this world I personally created? Would it be a heavenly or hellish eternity? Selah.

Jesus clearly said:

For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the Day of Judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. (Matthew 12:34 – 37)

I have long pondered the concept of ‘idle words’. The word, idle, means ‘of no real worth, importance, or significance, futile, unavailing, ineffectual’. From this, I conclude idle words may well be any words that are of zero value in achieving or realizing God’s will on Earth, including in my own life or the life of those whom I may influence. God created the universe and Earth as a platform or stage for beings like Him (Earth gods) who are authorized and empowered to continue the creative processes He initiated. Our creative platform is a word-rich, word-activated environment. Our words released in the Earth are exactly like seeds sown in rich, fertile soils, and they are watered by our corresponding actions. They are destined to either produce intended/desired fruit or unintended weeds! Imagine the person who intentionally farms weeds. Looking back, I once was such a person. Perhaps we all were. But with this enlightenment, perhaps we can change the seeds and crops we are farming.

Does this give you pause -- a need to reflect on the cumulative ‘world of words’ you have spoken? It sure does for me! And it prompts me to repent for every idle word I have ever spoken, and pray the prayer of the Psalmist, recorded in Psalm 141:3

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; 
keep watch over the door of my lips.