Spiritual Utterance
One of the first actions of God that we read about in the Old Testament is, the act of speaking out.
God's desire was manifested through utterance. “God said.”
And God said, Let there be light:
And God said, Let there be a firmament
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass
And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament
Whatever the form, we conclude there was a thought in the mind of God, that was expressed through speaking out.
That spoken utterance, produced something. God said, “Let there be light, and there was light.”
Everything we read about God’s creation began with thought, which was manifested through spoken utterance.
This is one of the most powerful principles to carry through the ages. This of course is only true, because the words being spoken are those of the spirit of God.
His word is a living force.
The thought which becomes spoken, is empowered at the point of verbal utterance.
The scripture declares, that God’s spirit moved upon the face of the waters, but there was no creative force in action until “God said” or spoke out and uttered speech.
First comes the utterance, and then comes performance.
God emphasized this through the writings of the prophets Ezekiel and Jeremiah.
Ezekiel 12:25
25 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.
Jeremiah 1:12
12 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
This is the power of God’s word when spoken.
Man’s word is not so. Man’s word is the product of his own mind and the thoughts of his own heart.
The word “philosophy” comes from the Greek root word PHILOS, which means: love of words. Paul said “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”
Men throughout the ages have had a love for their own words, perceptions and concepts concocted by human intelligence through deductive reasoning.
The power of GOD’S word is due to its spiritual origin.
John said, "God is a Spirit..."
The Old Testament is filled with instances where we read, “And the word of the Lord came to_______” and then a prophet is named.
We now understand that men simply gave themselves to the inspiration of God as it came and then they spoke it out.
2 Peter 1:21
21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
We read in both Isaiah and Jeremiah a repeated statement from the Lord. He said “I have put my words in thy mouth.”
Jeremiah 1:9-10
9 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. (with God's words)
Paul spoke of weapons of warfare
- not carnal, or natural
- but spiritual, supernatural
Jesus said, “If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will and it shall be done unto you.”
Our words are the product of human thought.
His words are the product of divine thought.
“I am the vine, and you are the branches…the branch cannot bear fruit of itself.”
When we wait on God for the inspiration of His words, it is sure to prove successful and surely to bless our prayer life and all that is produced through it. Inspiration = Indwelling Spirit
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His word that comes through inspiration, which I fail to speak out, is like a dormant grain of seed.
It is inactive and dormant, full of God’s life giving force, yet inactive when unspoken.
In Matthew 12, Jesus made reference to idle words that we would give account for. Thayer’s and Strong’s definitions for the Greek word for IDLE are very similar and bring considerable meaning to Jesus statement.
THAYERS - IDLE - 692 argos-
1) free from labor, at leisure 2) lazy, shunning the labor which one ought to perform
STRONGS – IDLE - 692 argos (ar-gos’); inactive, i.e. unemployed; (by implication) lazy, useless: barren, idle.
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Much of prophesy is usually viewed as foretelling what God is going to do in the future.
Jonah was used in this way to bring Nineveh to repentance, which he did.
Another view of prophetic utterance is that these spoken words of God’s inspiration actually put into action God’s intended plan.
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Ezek 37:1-3 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? KJV
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Ezek 37:4 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. KJV
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He did not just tell Ezekiel to speak to the bones, but he gave him the words to say. This is utterance in its truest form.
Ezek 37:7 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. KJV
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Matt 1:21-23 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. KJV
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Ezek 37:1-3 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? KJV
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Ezek 37:4 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. KJV
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He did not just tell Ezekiel to speak to the bones, but he gave him the words to say. This is utterance in its truest form.
Ezek 37:7 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. KJV
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Matt 1:21-23 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. KJV
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Matt 2:15 15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. KJV
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Acts 2:15-17 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: KJV
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Jesus spoke to a fig tree and it died.
Matthew 21:21-22
21 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.
22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
------------------------ Peter got an inspiration on the spot, when the lame man said, "Alms" Peter said, “Look on us! Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee, in the name of Jesus Christ rise up and walk.” What Peter possessed was the word of faith. It was released when he heard from God (by the quickening of the Spirit) and spoke it out. ---------------------------- Acts 2:4 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.