The Power Of Words
by Lindsay Butler

Words can be amazing things. We use thousands of them to communicate with others every day. One word in a song that plays on the radio can invoke a thought, a memory, a feeling. One word in the text of a document can mean all of the difference in whether a business deal is made. One word in a law can set one free and bind another. Words can hurt and words can heal. Words can make someone feel included, and words can quickly exclude.

It was God’s words that spoke the worlds into existence. John even identified God as “the word” in John 1:1. Jesus’ ministry on earth is an example of how words can captivate and last long after its hearers have died.

The question that this all leads to is very simple: are we letting our words work for us or against us? In Proverbs 6, Solomon is giving advise to his son. Yet, in his advise he gives a powerful truth about words. He says, “if you’ve been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.”
This week, take an inventory of the words that you use. Are your words used to create or destroy? Are they used for your benefit or to ensnare you?