Dear overcomer,
Recently our Church hosted two different preachers.
The first was Shahid Salim. And here I am four weeks later with a crystal clear memory of his sermon. Unusual eh ;)
Preaching from Colossians 3:12 he opened our Fathers Word to us with such grace to see…
We are chosen.
We are loved.
We are holy.
Then…
Two weeks later a different preacher came. He spoke a lot. Yet emptiness.
Nothing.
Which brings me to my point…
Some people speak in the Spirit. Some don’t.
This scripture explains why…
“And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.”
Thessalonians 2:8 KJV
Isn’t what we just read amazing saint!
Because we see…
The LORD Jesus Christs… MOUTH… has a SPIRIT.
And the Spirit ‘of’ the mouth of Jesus has all power to consume the devil too.
It stands to logic then…
That behind every voice—Some form of ‘being’ must be speaking. Every utterance from the human mouth must flow from a spirit—A human one—Or a ‘spirit being’ one.
This is BIG for us saint :)
Because when we put this truth alongside what John teaches us…
Everything makes perfect sense…
“This is how love has been perfected among us: we will have confidence on the day of judgment because… during our time in this world… we are just like him.”
1 John 4:17 ISV
Those words are beyond extraordinary overcomer!
Because…
If Jesus has a ‘spirit of His mouth’ and we are ‘just like Him’ it stands to reason…
IF our spirit is JOINED to Him (It IS. See 1 Corinthians 6:17 NKJV) and we are one with Him and submissive to Him,
Then the spirit of our mouth can also act and be used the same way as His.
The spirit of Jesus speaking life to others, will speak through us to help others for God’s glory.
So why not ask GOD…
“LORD what is the SPIRIT of my mouth?”
Is it.
Your human spirit?
Unclean spirits?
God’s spirit?
Or.
A mixture of all three?
A mix of two? (If so, which two—You and the LORD, or of you and…??).
A single, clear united, holy surrendered voice? (Like Shahid Salim?)
The question makes sense because God’s desire is revealed for you in Psalm 81…
“Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.”
Psalm 81:10 ESV
Having said that…
Should the LORD show you that the spirit of your mouth, is not His but another…
Then ask Him also to show you how to remove whichever spirit/s could be using your vocal cords for their aims. (Either externally or internally—Topic for another day).
And especially ask Him for…
Discernment.
Some spirits are lying spirits. They lie. They pretend to be the LORD speaking. They can even say good things. Yet they are doing so to beguile you.
They can infiltrate and destroy saints and whole congregations if uncovered. And if you don’t discern which spirit speaks through others you could end up in trouble.
For example…
Last week while visiting the Pastor of a different congregation, he recounted a story from a Witch who had infiltrated his church.
Brazen as anything she boldly declared he’d be dead within a year.
And here’s the thing…
This woman was very high up in this particular denominations corridors of power.
She told the minister plainly she was an agent of Satan. And her commission was to infiltrate the ruling echelons of that denomination. (She insisted she and her colleagues had been very successful btw).
So residing in her mouth was a snake…
YET the vicar,
HE HAD THE VOICE OF GOD.
The vicar replied to her speaking the BLOOD OF JESUS against all she said.
Cancelling it all. Breaking it all. Making it all null and void.
FIRE. FIRE. FIRE.
Amen!
Now these years since she challenged him…
She failed. He lives. His congregation thrives.
Why?
Because Jesus ALONE holds the keys of death and hell. (Revelation 1:18). And the testimony of Jesus IS the SPIRIT of prophecy in the mouth of His servant.
So dear overcomer…
Even those with great power cannot overcome you saint when your mouth is consecrated and you are joined to the LORD, spirit to spirit.
It is not you that speaks, it is the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. (Matthew 10:20)
His Word is the hammer that breaks the rock through you (Jeremiah 23:29).
There is a ‘spirit of your mouth’ saint.
May it be Jesus.
Bless you.
Dave.
“Is not My word like a fire?” says the Lord, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?
Jeremiah 23:29 NKJV
“But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”*
1 Corinthians 6:17 NKJV
“Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.”
Psalm 81:10 ESV