A Bible Devotion

MATTHEW 17:20 NKJ 20 So Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, `Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

If you have faith -- you will do something -- according to Jesus. You will speak!

Faith and authority are exercised through words. You must open your mouth and speak in line with what God says.

All we receive from God must be received by faith. (See Romans 5:2 & Galatians 3:14.) So, you will only receive God's blessing in line with the words you speak.

What you say is what you believe. Or, we could say, you believe what you say.

If you want to know what someone truly believes, just listen to what they say -- especially when they're under pressure. Then the truth will come out.

MATTHEW 12:34-35 NKJ 34 "Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

Your mouth speaks forth what is in your heart. So to bring forth good things in your life, you need to speak good words. To speak good words, they must first be put into your heart in abundance. You know what that means. Get into the Bible and get it into you.

SAY THIS: With faith, nothing is impossible. My faith is put into action by the words I speak. The words I speak are determined by what I put into my inner being.