AND GOD SAID --- How to speak right

AND God Said   Genesis Chapter 1 (King James Version)

Vs. 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Vs. 6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Vs. 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

Vs. 11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

Vs. 14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

Vs. 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

Vs. 24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

Vs. 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

As we all know this is how the Creation started. I want to highlight here AND GOD SAID.  Seven times it is said before God says Let us make man in our image.

What is the significance of AND GOD SAID? God created the whole universe by speaking it into existence.  Be it the lights, the firmaments etc. All things were created by the WORD of GOD.

John 1: 1 Says “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

The WORD is very important to GOD. Because HE is the WORD.  And in Genesis 1: 26 God says Let us make man in our IMAGE and LIKENESS.   Have we pondered on this in light of the above discussions?

Let us make man in our image: We are the express images of GOD. To put it into simpler language, we are the carbon copies of GOD.  Each of us reflect God within us. Then why should we discriminate people based on colour creed etc.? We as Christians should show the world how we ought to treat our fellow brethren.

Let us make him in our LIKENESS: This is what I am more interested in. The WORD we speak should reflect this. Are we speaking right? Are we speaking of HOPE, FAITH, POWER and CONFIDENCE in Christ Jesus or are the words we speak of Failure, Loss, Defeat and Despair.  

Take a moment to reflect back on what we spoke to our Parents, Spouse of Children this morning? How many of us actually lifted up their spirits? Every WORD we speak should be of MOUNTAIN MOVING POWER because that is what GOD is and we are created in HIS Likeness. .

I know that to practice this is to make it a daily habit will take time. But let us consciously think and refocus our attention on the words we speak.

There are a lot more references in the Bible which talk about our WORDS. I will leave it to you to read and study it.

 Our loving gracious Father, We thank you Lord for we have been created in your Likeness, May we speak Victory, Faith and Power into our lives Fill us with your Holy WORD so that we can enrich the lives of those who come in contact with us today. May we be used for your Glory. In Jesus Mighty name we pray    AMEN