Words are Action

UV 1387/10,000 Words are Action
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Genesis 2 v 2

I was meditating on this uni-verse as to why God needed to rest. He had spoken all of creation including a zillion stars into existence. To create so many awesome species of plants and animals, such diverse works of nature, it involved a lot of speaking. Speaking involved forming an intent in the mind of God- a visualisation of what He was about to bring forth into the world. It involved an emotional involvement on the part of God. He thought of all the details, planned all the aspects of that creature or aspect of nature and then brought it forth. Man alone He had formed with His hands. On the seventh day, He spent time in silence. He rested from His work of creation. He examined His works of creation and found it to be good. Then it dawned on me that speaking is work, that words are action. We should not despise speech as mere words. It is, in fact, action -the movement of that powerful muscle, the tongue and the vocal chords as directed by the intention, emotions, thought, knowledge and belief of the human mind. The right kind of words move self and others into a series of actions in pursuit of the highest goals of God and of humanity. Words are action. Words are creative triggers when they are backed by complete and wholesome passion of the heart, intent of the mind and visualisation of details. We need to examine our words and check if the results are good. Such good words are forged in the furnace of silence.

Words consume energy even as they give birth to new life. God ended His work and then He rested. He rested to contemplate and reflect over what He had created. He blessed the seventh day. Meditation is thinking the thoughts of and from God. It is not emptying the mind of all thoughts. When we preach and teach the Word, it is one of the highest and most creative forms of work. But we also need to create some time and space to reflect between times of speaking and teaching. Every day of the week, we need to use creative words, not destructive words, words that build up others, not harm them. On the seventh day, we need to rest, reflect, learn from the Word before we go into another week of creative words.

When Jesus talked, He healed the sick with His words. He caused the blind to see. He healed the deaf. He brought the dead alive. The words of Jesus brought people into the kingdom of God and brought the kingdom of God or His rule of righteousness into the hearts and minds of people. Our talk can help people walk and also walk closer with God. Our words can turn a paralytic’s mat into a prayer mat. Every word counts. It is precious. It holds life and the secret to eternal life. This is the reason the Lord judges every careless word severely. Even as every well- thought word can bring healing, deliverance and salvation, a careless word can harm, destroy, break up relationships, cause loss, sickness and death. Our tongues are swords of execution. We can use it to execute the will of God or the will of the enemy of our souls. God has through speech shared His power with us to bless, to empower, to deliver, to lead, to guide.

Prateep V Philip