WORDS - YOU HAVE WHAT YOU SAY Subject: Planting God's Word and Reaping the Harvest PROVERBS 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21 KJV Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words. PROVERBS 18:21 AMP What you say can mean life or death... Proverbs 18:21 NCV The tongue has power over life and death; those who indulge it must eat its fruit. Mishlei (Proverbs) 18:21 CJB What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words. Prov. 18:21 GNB PROVERBS 13:2-3 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth... "He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips [and speaks against God's word] shall have destruction. Proverbs 13:2-3 KJV 1
In the multitude of [ungodly] words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. Prov. 10:19 "When words are many, sin is not lacking; so he who controls his speech is wise. Proverbs 10:19 CJB... a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. Ecclesiastes 5:3 KJV "...too many words make you a fool. Eccles. 5:3 NLT From the words of his mouth, a man will enjoy good things... The one who guards his mouth [and says only what is appropriate] protects his life... Proverbs 13:2-3 HCSB Good people will be rewarded for what they say... Be careful what you say and protect your life... Proverbs 13:2-3 GNB MARK 11:23 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. Mark 11:23 KJV For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say...and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that 2
those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark 11:23 KJV Yes! I tell you that whoever does not doubt in his heart but trusts that what he says will happen can say to this mountain, Go and throw yourself into the sea! and it will be done for him. Mark 11:23 CJB Yes! I tell you that whoever does not doubt in his heart but trusts that what he says will happen can say...and it will be done for him. Mark 11:23 CJB I assure you: If anyone says...and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Mark 11:23 HCSB The truth is, you can say...and if you have no doubts in your mind and believe that what you say will happen, then God will do it for you. Mark 11:23 ERV For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says...and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Mark 11:23 NKJV "...he will have whatever he says. 3
ROMANS 4:17...[calling] those things which be not as though they were. Romans 4:17 KJV (Calling things that don't yet exist as if they already existed, and they do, in time, come into existence.)...[calling] nonexistent things into existence. Romans 4:17 CJB...[calling] into existence the things that do not exist [yet]. Romans 4:17 ESV...[calling] those things which do not exist as though they did... Romans 4:17 NKJV [As you confess the promises of God's word, in due time they become reality - from spiritual reality to natural reality.] We plant by faith, trusting and believing, by hearing God's Word, and allowing it to take root in the good ground of our spiritual heart by having ears to hear. We water and fertilize 4
that seed of the word by confessing the Scriptures we are believing and trusting on, and we reap the harvest also with the confession of our mouth... confessing those same scriptures we are trusting in and believing on! And (Jesus) said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. Mark 4:26-29 KJV ESJCC 171001 Joy Christian Center - Oxford, N. C. 27565 www.pastorbruce.org 5