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.
keep watch over the door of my lips.
