STRENGTHEN MEN WITH YOUR WORDS

STRENGTHEN MEN WITH YOUR WORDS
Saturday, 18th April 2020
Pastor Victor

Job 16:5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.

The book of Job is not just ancient story. It is an amazing collection of gems from the Spirit of God to us. Even though the writing is poetical, it is more than poetry; it is God’s revelation to us. It is one book that has a lot to deliver to us in this generation. You will do well to get acquainted with the wisdom hidden in this great book by reading it through and through.

The major theme of the book of Job is all about the sufferings of Job, his three friends visitation, and his restoration. I understand Job’s temptation lasted for about 8 months. On hearing what has happened to Job, his three friends, Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad came to visit him. A careful study of the utterances of this three friends of Job really showed they condemned Job without cause. That’s why later on God told them to go to Job for him to pray for them other than He will release His wrath upon them.

Instead of strengthening Job with their words, they rather condemned him without a cause. While they were talking, Job answered them thus:

Job 16:4‭-‬5 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.‬‬‬‬

What a response from Job! The revelation I want you to get from this scripture is that, we can strengthen men with our words. Words are powerful; they carry life or death. Look at the description Job gave concerning the power of words:

Job 19:2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

Look at another one: How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? (Job 8:2)

Words can break a man into pieces. Now someone may say, but words are not hammer, so how will it break someone in pieces? The wounds that words causes are not physical but emotional which are more difficult to heal than physical wounds. Emotional wounds as a result of words may take years to heal or even continue forever, depending on how one yields to the word of God and the Holy Spirit.

Use your tongue rightly to strengthen, empower, encourage, bless and lift up people. Your words matter; in the realm of the spirit it is all about words. I believe if married couples will learn the wisdom of talking rightly, their marriage will be heaven on earth. Words have razed down nations; words have destroyed churches and marriages. Dear Pastor, watch the things you say from the pulpit. Let your words minister grace, seasoned with salt.

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