By Dr. Mensa Otabil
The Power Of Words 1
Genesis 1:3–5
- 1.God said: ‘to think; to mention; to command’
- His word is Creative: He brings things into existence
- 2.God called: ‘to proclaim; to name; to appoint’
- His word is Descriptive: He identifies and names what He has created
Genesis 2:19–20
What God does
- He brings things our way
- He wants to see what we will call them
What man does
- We name the things that God brings our way
- Whatever we call them, is what they will be
Proverbs 18:20–21
- Our words have power to either attract life or death to us
- We reap the harvest of the kinds of words we love using
Romans 4:16–17
God’s word to Abraham
- ‘I have made you a father of many nations’
What Abraham knew about God
- He is able to give life to the dead
- He calls things that do not exist as if they exist
What to say in battle
- ‘I come in the name of the Lord’ 1 Samuel 17:42–47
- ‘The Lord is with me to fight for me’ Deuteronomy 20:1–4
- ‘I am strong’ Joel 3:9–10
- ‘I am well able to overcome’ Numbers 13:30
God bless you
