There is great power in
the spoken word and right or wrong, for the good or for wicked, faith works. In
Genesis Chapter one, the scriptures very clearly describe how our creator spoke
into existence all that there is. In Genesis 1:26 it is written, “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”. The implication here is that with being made in the image and likeness
of God, along with being given dominion over all the earth, man has been given
certain abilities, some of which, though obviously not bearing the same
infinite and omnipotent power, are in the likeness of our creator. One such
ability is the power to speak an outcome into situations, to actually speak
proclaiming a desire, in faith, believing, and it will be given to you. Jesus
revealed and certified this truth by his actions and teachings, as evidenced in
the following scriptures.
And Jesus said unto them, “Because of your unbelief: for verily I
say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this
mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall
be impossible unto you”. Matthew 17:20
Jesus answered and said unto them, “Verily I say unto you, If ye
have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to
the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and
be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever
ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive”. Matthew 21: 21-22
And Jesus answering saith unto them, “Have faith in God. For
verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but
shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall
have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things so ever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall
have them”. Mark 11:22-26 (KJV)
Throughout history there
have been many examples where situations have changed and lives have been
affected simply by the words spoken into the atmosphere. We know all too well
the devastating power behind a gossip or a slander, and conversely we know the
power behind a great referral, a compliment or words of adoration. We know how
words of anger or joy can shape the atmosphere in a room. Some are even
perceptive to and affected by others thoughts, attitudes and hidden emotions.
These concepts and how they affect us are commonly and naturally
understood. I want to show you some examples of how thoughts and
words can shape the world around us in a more supernatural way.
In my own life I have
personal experiences which lend to confirm to me the great power of the spoken
word and how it can affect our surroundings and lives, for instance, I have had
the pleasure in my life of being a father, a business owner and also to spend
more than twenty years as a head coach for many different sports. As a coach I
instructed at age levels spanning from young children to adults. From the
aspect of each of these rolls I believe one of the most important observations
I have made is that there is a vast difference in the ability to inspire peak
performance and unity of people that comes as a result of instructing from a
direction of encouragement and praise as opposed to criticism and ridicule.
What we allow to
influence and affect us is ultimately our own choice. Once a prophet of God
spoke to me directly about the choices of friends I had made in my life. He
said, speaking for God, “The only thing He is asking of you is to pick your
company you keep a little more carefully, get around those who are far more
life giving, if they are dragging you down get away don’t stay there it’s that
simple”. I needed that word of knowledge at that time in my life, it opened my
eyes and I took heed of it. I began to monitor the negativity spoken into my
life by a select few and began to realize the affect it had, so I got around
those who were far more life giving and my life began to drastically improve in
many ways. We need to understand that adoration breeds adoration. Kindness goes
a long way to create an atmosphere of harmony that is desirous to be in and
helps to foster a spirit of unity and loyalty that will transcend division and
better allow for proper correction and constructive criticisms. On the other
hand a consistent atmosphere of correction through criticism and ridicule is
destructive to the best performance desires and aptitude of people and will
inevitably open the door for division to creep in. Division most always opens
the door for deception, rebellion, sedition, betrayal and chaos, all of these
are extremely unpleasant and simply intolerable.
When I was young, in
grade school, I remember writing poetry. Once, I even had a teacher in school
take an interest in some of the things I had written. She was very encouraging
to me. She took such a liking to some of my writings that she began to collect
them and later bound them in a book covering she had made just for me. I
remember how it made me feel, special and inspired. I know now that much of
what I was writing was helping me to cope with events that were happening at
that time in my life. My parents had divorced, and with primary custody, my
father remarried and suddenly, it seemed, I found myself second to the youngest
of eight children in a blended family. Looking back I guess I may have found
myself somewhat lost in the mix. Tragically, this beloved teacher of mine was
killed in an accident while on holiday that school year. I remember that it had
an effect on me that caused me to stop writing for a time. You see, she was an
encourager and through her encouragement I was inspired.
My stepmother was and
is an encourager as well. When she joined with our family she brought much more
than just a new set of grandparents, aunts, uncles, her two daughters, cats and
a cool Buick Skylark, she brought love, diplomacy, sacrifice, song, order to
our chaos and at some level, a love for the Lord. She and her siblings were
talented musicians and vocalists. I look back very fondly at all of the times
when we would get together and have our own personal jam sessions. I truly
remember as a child looking forward to the holidays mostly because of this. In
time she taught us how to sing and soon we had our own un-official little
choir. We sang at family events and holidays and from time to time in the homes
of people, mostly elderly, when my mom and dad felt it a good idea, in an
attempt to share some joy and lift their spirits. Needless to say along with the
influence of that environment and my already established desire to be poetic,
it wasn’t long before I was trying to put music to the poetry. I began to learn
how to play the guitar and write lyrics. As a new-teen, my mother gave me my
first real guitar. I secretly began to dream and at that time I really believed
that someday I was going to be a musician. I thought that I was going to carve
my niche in life and the music industry by bringing joy to people, serenading
them with songs of Love. Then things began to change. As my confidence grew I
became less secretive and more public in displaying my musical aspirations.
There were some in my surroundings that I loved and respected that began to
criticize, mock and poke fun at me regarding this. Soon doubt creped in, I lost
confidence and eventually, stopped playing and with the exception of a rare
occasion, I put away the guitar and aspirations of singing for more than thirty
years.
It seems like only
yesterday that because of events in my life, I began to truly seek our Fathers
face and come to the Lord in earnest. You see at this time in my life it had
been nearly two years since, for the second time in my life, I had weathered
through a divorce. The loss of the relationships with those I loved took a
great emotional toll on me and I turned to the church and the people there for
solace and it is there that I came face to face with the Lord. As I began to seek after Him, He began to put
people into my life who, unbeknownst to them, were helping to rekindle a long
lost dream and ultimately what I believe to be a plan that God has had for my
life from the beginning. These people I speak of spoke life, hope and
encouragement into my life. I was encouraged through the awesome power of the
gift of the prophetic word through men of God. One day in March of 2008 it was
prophesied over me that “This is a new day in your life and all the
opportunities you think you missed and wished you could get back, scrap that
because God is going to give you major open doors that you could not even
imagine. God is restoring repairing your family your life it’s all been broken,
destroyed. He is fixing it all without your help you must just let God have his
way”. So I did, I let Him have his way. Then a young worship Pastor prophesied
over me that I would be married again and soon and that my wife and I would be
doing the Lords work. Not long after that my life took a drastic turn for the
better. Soon I found myself traveling to Africa and beginning a ministry there.
Less than a year later, God presented to me a wonderful woman in Christ who is
not only remarkably kind and beautiful but anointed to sing and lead worship.
Less than six months later we were married by that same young worship Pastor
who I mentioned earlier. My new wife was a single mother of four children that
had been led by the Lord to follow her Pastor at that time, as he moved from a
neighboring city, to accept a position as worship Pastor at the Church I was
attending.
It seems as though God is not without a sense
of intriguing humor, little did that young Pastor who prophesied that I would
be married soon know that the very woman God selected for me was one from his
own worship team. Tomika, my wife, was part of the very worship team that came
with him when he moved. Soon after we were married we were asked to consider
leading worship for a new program called Celebrate Recovery that was beginning
at the same church. It wasn’t long before I was part of and surrounded by a
Godly group of people that were encouraging me to brush the dust of my guitar
and vocals. It wasn’t very long before we were traveling and performing at
different worship events. I began to write again and my abilities to play and
sing began to grow again.
Today, a few short
years later, we have begun to record our music, God has given us a house of
prayer and worship where we have two to three worship services every week and I
also lead worship services in another sister church in a neighboring city. What
you don’t yet know is that the same prophet that spoke to me about picking the
company I keep a bit more carefully also, said this, “You’re a good man with a
very kind heart. You struggled so hard in your life to make successes in your
life and the devil has messed with your mind to tell you you’re a loser because
you keep looking and measuring yourself with the measuring stick that your
family uses to measure success what, they say is a success. You’ve had so many disappointments but in the
heart and mind and eyes of the Lord you’re a great success because he loves
your heart. You get very excited and sometimes almost explosive and you calm
right down again very fast you’ve got a very gentle loving heart you just lose
control of your emotions some times and that’s only because you feel that
you’re not succeeding. So today by the power of his word I release you from
that fear, that your life is in the palm of his hands and that you’re not a
loser you never have been and that God is going to bless you. God is going to
restore to you the very same business the devil stole from you, the exact same
one and you’re going to be blessed and God is going to restore it to you but
you will not line yourself up with the wrong brethren because you trusted
everyone and the wrong people and you’re not. You’re going to be careful to
trust the Lord and hear him you’re going to do what God says.
My life is in the palm
of his hands? He is going to restore the very same business the devil stole and
God is going to bless it? What could this mean? In my life I have had a few
businesses all successful all seemingly taken in some fashion or another. Over
the course of the last few years since this was spoken over me, I have been
looking for God to replace the business that his Prophet spoke of. In the mean
time, we have just been doing what seems to come naturally, ministering His
word and singing His praises. It has been an exciting walk of faith as we seek
to touch lives for His glory we are growing in His spirit. As I stated earlier
we now have been given a house of prayer and worship that is growing, along
with leading praise and worship in another church. We have begun to record our
songs and it is very rewarding to hear how the worship is bringing healing and
touching lives. It was as I was writing this chapter that I came to a glorious
revelation. My life is in the palm of His hands and He has been restoring that
business that the devil stole and it is being blessed increasingly. It just
wasn’t what I ever anticipated it to be. You see it’s the Lords work, the
music, it is the bringing joy to people, serenading them with songs of Love,
only these songs of love are about the love of the Lord and His love for us.
Triskaidekaphobia,
pronounced (trisk-aid- deka-phobia) It’s kind of a fun word to say don’t you
think? Triskaidekaphobia is the term used to describe an undeniable
psychological phenomenon that affects many people in our society, in truth, it
has a powerful affect over people, objects and atmospheres worldwide.
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number thirteen. The number thirteen has
been, for the most part, considered unlucky or bewitched since ancient times.
No one really knows the origin of the darkness associated
with the number but some claim the ancient Hebrews thought thirteen was unlucky
because the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is the letter M, which is
the first letter in the word "mavet," meaning death. Some believe
that thirteen is unlucky because it follows twelve, which in ancient Babylonia,
China, and Rome was considered to be a lucky number. Other say the root of this
belief was established through witches covens because they traditionally had
thirteen members. Ancient pagan beliefs held that thirteen was a magic number.
Some like to trace the origins of fear of the number thirteen to the Biblical
account of the last supper.
"And it was in the evening that he came with the twelve. As
they were at the table eating, Jesus said 'Truly, I say to you, one of you will
betray me, one who is eating with me.' They began to be sorrowful, and to say
to him one after another 'Is it I?' He said to them, "It is one of the
twelve, one who is dipping in the same dish with me. For the Son of man goes as
it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It
would have been better for that man if he had not been born.' "(Mark 14: 17-21)
This belief clearly
infers that one of the men is evil and cursed for his betrayal of Jesus. “woe
to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for
that man if he had not been born”, he was the odd man out, the thirteenth
man.
In many cultures the day
of Friday the thirteenth has been held as an unlucky day and many people have
even developed stories and personal testimonies describing how events in their
life of an “unlucky” nature occurred on that day! Could it be superstition and
coincidence? I don’t believe so. Consider the following statistic. Otis
Elevators, one of the largest elevator companies in the world, estimates that
more than eighty-five percent (85%) of the buildings across the globe having
thirteen floors or more, refuse to recognize a thirteenth floor in any
literature or labeling regarding their building. This includes doorways,
building or hotel directories and the floor selector push buttons in elevators.
Have you ever noticed that most elevator button panels go from 12 to 12A then
to 14? Some just skip right over and go from 12 to 14. Why is this? Well
according to historical accounts, as soon as technology, material quality and
building techniques increased allowing man to build buildings over thirteen
floors, people began to speak of the unluckiness associated with the number
thirteen referring to the thirteenth floor.
As warnings,
subtle murmurings, fearful whispers, gossips, rumors of calamities and
catastrophes grew, so in reality, did the occurrences of catastrophic events on
that specific floor. Oddly enough, over time, statistics started to evidence a
dramatic disparity between that of the thirteenth floor and any other floor by
comparison. Suddenly these calamitous events began to rise exponentially.
Events like fires, murders, suicides and robberies, to the point where building
and hotel officials, in a desperate attempt to bring an end to the escalation
of these events, simply began to deny the existence of a thirteenth floor, they
then relabeled their buildings and literature accordingly. This simple act of
refusing to recognize the number, began to bring an end to the incidents and
when word got out, it swept across the entire world as others followed suit. It
is difficult to grasp but this phenomenon affected people worldwide. It crossed
cultural and language barriers, political and governmental structures could not
prevent it. This phenomenon proceeded with impunity, with no respect for
persons or worldly authorities and it was propelled by the power of the spoken
word, en masse. Now, as I have stated earlier, to this day,
eighty-five percent (85%), or more, of the buildings in the entire world refuse
to recognize a thirteenth floor.
In Japan, Dr. Masaro
Emoto has been conducting experiments on the effects of thoughts, emotions and
words, on water. According to Dr. Emoto, his experiments prove conclusively
that thoughts, feelings and emotions have great power over our environment. He
claims to have discovered and proven that prayer, blessing and strong feelings
can physically change the crystalline structure of water molecules while they
are forming ice crystals. As part of his research Dr. Emoto prayed, meditated
and spoke positive words of exaltation over water and the results were
beautiful, well formed, ice crystals when frozen. Conversely he experimented
speaking negatively and directing negative thoughts towards water and the
result was ice crystals were grossly mal-formed. After repeating his
experiments multiple times, the results were remarkably consistent. His work is
very compelling.
Another experiment Dr.
Emoto performed a multitude of times was with cooked rice. Essentially, he
placed rice in three different sealed containers. On one container he placed
labels with words of exaltation and love written on them. The second container
he labeled with negative and demeaning words. On the third he placed no labels,
this was the control. Each time the experiment yielded that the rice in the
container with the negative words decayed more rapidly than the others and the
control more rapidly than the rice in the container marked with words of
exaltation and love. I have somewhat studied Dr. Emoto’s work and I am
convinced that there is truth to it. I believe words thoughts and emotions can
have an effect on our surroundings, and object like our food and water. Is that
not why we ask that it be blessed before we eat it? Imagine the implications
when considering that the human body is made up of approximately seventy-five
percent (75%) water. To me, this brings a different level of awareness as to
how our words, thoughts and emotions can have a direct effect on our overall
health and on that of others around us.
There is great power in
the spoken word, we know this simply because scripture tells us so. For some of
us who follow and believe the teachings of Christ Jesus we have the honor and
thrill to witness this power manifest as we pray for and call out a resolution
to certain matters such as healing, provision, and
guidance. Unfortunately there are those that know of the power of
spoken words and use it as a destructive controlling force to direct thoughts
and emotions in order to govern the atmosphere. They use this power over
individuals and the masses alike. This is essentially divination, or
witchcraft. Let me give you an example. How many times have you heard the terms
terror, terrorist, weapons of mass destruction and war spoken by the elected
officials of this Nation? This propaganda campaign was intended to cause fear
in the hearts of Americans to direct their thoughts and emotions, to change the
atmosphere in order to gain support for and justify hostile takeovers around
the world. Now look at the result. While we were focused on and persuaded by
this propaganda, quite arguably the most freedom damaging piece of legislation
in the history of our Nation was passed under the guise of a protective measure
for our security.
The people of this
nation have been divided into multiple differing casts based upon a certain
level of awareness and inherent internal righteousness. There are a very few
who are in a high state of intellectual consciousness and spiritual awareness,
of these few, some are working diligently to use their persuasive powers for
wicked intentions these people’s campaign focuses on appealing to the flesh,
the sinful carnal nature of man. There are others who are diligently trying to
use the power of persuasion for righteous Godly intensions; these are trying to
teach others to override the fleshly carnal nature by developing the spiritual
man that is in Christ Jesus, residing in each of us. Of these groups one is
trying to suppress and control people and the latter trying to liberate them.
Then there are the people, the masses. To me this group can be divided into
three relatively distinct categories.
To differing extents,
two of these groups suffer under the weight of a psychosis brought on by the
spirits of control, fear and seduction by convenience. They have been seduced
by the convenience of going along with the others in the safety of the mass.
They do as they are instructed by traditions and doctrines of men. They are
taught at an early age to conform to certain standards and not make waves in
the pool of the status quo. They are taught that it is important to please
people, to accept indiscretions, to strive to be popular. From any early age
people are taught that if they are different there is something wrong with
them. Of these groups, one sees the injustices being heaped upon the people of
this Nation but is completely paralyzed by fear of retribution and cowers in
inaction. The other has become so disenfranchised, so indifferent they simply
lack the desire to care anymore. The third is just oblivious to the perils
facing this nation and go through life self absorbed believing everything is
great. The trouble is, for some time now, just as in the case of the thirteenth
floor, warnings, subtle murmurings, fearful whispers, gossips, rumors of
calamities and catastrophes uttered by the masses has only served to help fuel
the agenda of those who are proponents of the destruction of this Nation. This
is even being brought on mistakenly by some who are trying to raise awareness.
To change this, to turn the tides, we need to change what we speak into the
atmosphere. We need to speak words of life, liberty, justice, righteousness and
Godliness over our Nation. Change is at hand.
Let’s look at some other
manipulative terms spoken over our Nation, into our lives, labels in a sense,
much like the rice containers, put on us as water filled vessels. Terms such as
tyranny, cancer, abortion, gun violence, homosexuality, tolerance, divorce,
healthcare, welfare, entitlement, arrest and prosecution, all are common topics
of conversation and debate. Sadly, it is not only people in the secular world
who knowingly use this power to control and manipulate others. There are many
in religious organizations that knowingly use this power to gain status within
these organizations. This usually results in quarreling, confusion, division
and disenfranchisement within the body of Christ.
We do have to be very
careful about what we say, what we release into the atmosphere. The word of God
is clear. We will be held accountable for the words we speak. For those who
knowingly use the power of the spoken word for un-Godly purposes, especially
those who do so in the pretence of being in God’s service, to you He says, the
time has come, your end is now.
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. Proverbs 12:6
A good man out of the good treasure
of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle
word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be
condemned. Matt 12:35-37 (KJV)
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. He
winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;
Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he
soweth discord. Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he
be broken without remedy. These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an
abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be
swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh
lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. Prov 6:12-19 (KJV)
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalms 19:14
(KJV)
The people of this
nation need to be steered in a different direction now. Time is of the
essence. Eyes need to see and ears need to hear the importance of
refraining from speaking words of fear, hopelessness, deception, terror,
catastrophe and calamity over this nation. We need to rebuke them in Jesus
name. In unity we need to earnestly, in faith and belief, speak words of
truthfulness, life liberty and Godliness into our atmosphere. We need to
increase our prayer time. I feel in my spirit it is of utmost importance to
reveal this concept and turn the tides on a growing sentiment of doom looming
on the breath of the people. We need to begin speaking an end to corruption,
injustice, and unrighteousness. It is not the end, not nearly, there is hope.
It is no secret that
when a man puts his mind to achieve a task there is little that he cannot
accomplish. This is especially true when many unite under one common cause.
There is great power in unity as well. The ability for men to accomplish a goal
in unity even surprised our Creator once when after the great flood the
decedents of Noah congregated in the land of Shinar.
And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn
them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose
top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be
scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the
children of men builded. And the LORD said, Behold, the
people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to
do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to
do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language,
that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD scattered
them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to
build the city. Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the
LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the
LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Gen 11:3-9 (KJV)
Though they were
powerful in unity, they mocked God in that they were set upon disobedience on
many levels. United under one language, they set out to build a tower into
heaven. They said “Let US make a name for our-selves so
we aren’t scattered all over the face of the earth”. This was in defiance to
God’s command to go forth and replenishing the earth. They also were using
building materials of a water proof nature, again mocking God. To me, the
implication was that they did not trust God’s promise that he would not flood
the earth again. Let us build this tower to heaven so we can challenge God’s
supremacy and we’ll use water proof materials. It will be so high and so strong
that it will resist any flood. So God confounded their language. He disrupted
their ability to communicate and forced them spread out over the earth.
How long will it be
before he comes down again to put a stop to those who mock him? What will it
take before we invite him in earnest to come heal our lands? I do not believe
God wants us to be cooped up in towers. He wants us out doing His will. Seeking
and saving the lost, healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, casting out
devils, raising the dead and making disciples of all nations.
There is a new unity on
the rise all across the globe and the language is universal. All over the world
more and more people young and old are being brought into this unity under
Christ Jesus as a result of the spread and usage of this single common powerful
language. This language speaks a familiar story everywhere you go. Over the
years, as this universal form of communication has grown, our Lord has not
sought to confound it and he will not because it seeks to glorify HIM, to move
HIS heart, to recognize and exalt Him. In accordance with His word it will
exhort Him into action on our behalf, thus revealing his existence and through
the process his great love for us and His special place for us in eternity.
It is a language he
wants us to use in unison. It is a language of reconciliation, it is the
language of revival he wants us to spread it and use it to gain and teach faith
and belief, to teach the importance of a relationship with him, to unite us as
one in his Kingdom under his direction. Together, one body one spirit. This
language is rooted in the word of God and the gospel of His Son, our savior,
Christ Jesus. This language is propelled by the righteous knowledge and power
of the spoken word on the breath of His mighty warriors, those who worship Him
in Spirit and in truth. This language is praise. This language is worship.
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:24 (KJV)
Imagine the power of unity combined with the power of the spoken
word. Imagine further the power of unity combined with the spoken word in
alignment with the word and will of God. In the Lord, the once fearful are made
fearless. The hopeless indifferent become re-ignited and endowed with renewed
passion, and the scales begin to fall off of the eyes of the once self centered
oblivious. Jesus said if we believe, nothing will be impossible for us. We are
bringing about sweeping change and nothing can stop it. It will transcend
cultural and language barriers. Political and governmental structures can do
nothing to prevent it. The time of complacency and silence is ended. This
phenomenon will proceed with impunity, with no respect to persons or worldly
authorities because it is being spoken into existence by the mouths of His
Shepherd led sheep, en masse, they who no longer fear, who are no longer
dismayed or are in lack but united in Christ Jesus.
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were
all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from
heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were
sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it
sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began
to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
Acts 2:1-4 (KJV)
Blessed are they
which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Matt 5:6 (KJV)
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when
the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Prov 29:2 (KJV)
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the
righteous shall see their fall.
Prov 29:16 (KJV)
Interesting Note:
There is a psychological phenomenon that exists wherein people who are captured and held hostage by their captors through fear and intimidation, after some time become emotionally attached to their captors even to the point where they will express loyalty towards them. Further, the abused will even grow to jealously and passionately defend those who abuse them and/or hold them captive. This phenomenon is referred to as Stockholm Syndrome. The people of this Nation have, in mass, succumbed to this syndrome. Many in this Nation have been set free from this debilitating psychological phenomenon. Many more each day are being set free and in Jesus name I say all those who suffer under the weight of fear and intimidation by these forces be set free. The abuse must end.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Tim 1:7 (KJV)
