The Word Of God Is a Currency
There is something significant about the way a man introduces himself. The first actions a person takes can become a key to understanding who they are. When God introduces Himself to man in Scripture, one of the first things we see Him do is speak. Genesis 1:1-3 tells us that “the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep,” yet in the midst of this dark, empty and lifeless environment, God speaks: “Let there be light.” And there was light. God did not respond to the darkness by describing the darkness. He spoke into it, and His Word brought change.
This is important because the Word is connected to who God is. John 1:1 says, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The Word was not simply something God used; it revealed His nature and carried His authority. God used His Word to bring creation into manifestation. In a sense, the Word became the currency through which He brought change to an environment that was empty, dark and without form.
Then Genesis 1:26 tells us, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” The same God who created through His Word created us in His image and likeness. He gave us authority and the ability to communicate, declare and exercise dominion. This is why our words matter. We were not created merely to observe our circumstances; we were created to represent God in the earth.
Yet there is something strange about man. When he sees a situation, he often speaks about the situation instead of speaking to the situation. He describes the darkness instead of declaring the light. He talks about the bondage instead of speaking against the bondage. He repeats what the circumstances are saying instead of declaring what God has said.
Many people have allowed temporary situations to become permanent because of the words they continually speak. They say, “Nothing will ever change. This is how my life is. I will always struggle. Things never work for me.” Eventually, they are no longer simply describing their circumstances; they are coming into agreement with them. Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue,” while Jesus says in Matthew 12:37, “For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” The question is not whether you have words. The question is: How are you using them?
Are you using your words to break out of your situation, or are you using them to sustain your bondage? Are you speaking the language of your circumstances, or are you speaking the language of the Word of God? Deuteronomy 30:19 says, “I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life.” There is a choice in what we speak and what we agree with.
This does not mean that faith denies reality. The darkness in Genesis was real. The emptiness was real. But the darkness was not greater than the Word. Faith acknowledges what is happening without allowing what is happening to have the final word. When God saw darkness, He spoke light. When you encounter something that is contrary to God's will, you must learn to bring your words into agreement with what God has said.
Hebrews 13:5-6 gives us a powerful pattern: “He hath said... so that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper.” Notice the order. He has said, so that we may say. God speaks first, and our responsibility is to agree with His Word. We are not called to create our own reality; we are called to declare the reality of what God has spoken.
This is why Jeremiah 1:5 is so powerful. God told Jeremiah, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.” Jeremiah had a Word concerning his life before he had the ability to understand his own life. Before circumstances could define him, God had already spoken concerning him. And the same principle applies to us. We cannot allow rejection, failure, delay, disappointment or difficult circumstances to become the voice that defines who we are when God has already spoken concerning our lives.
Psalm 82:5-6 says, “They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness... I have said, Ye are gods.” The problem was not simply a lack of authority; it was a lack of understanding. They did not know who they were or what they carried. And sometimes believers remain under situations they were supposed to confront because they have not understood the authority God has given them.
You must understand what God has placed in your mouth. Your words can sustain bondage, but they can also become an expression of faith against that bondage. Your words can reinforce fear, or they can declare faith. Your words can repeat the report of the enemy, or they can proclaim the report of the Lord.
So today, stop speaking only about what is happening and begin speaking what God has said concerning what is happening. Stop giving the enemy the final word. Stand in agreement with God's Word concerning your life, your purpose, your future and your destiny.
As He has said, so we say. As He has declared, we declare. As He has proclaimed, we proclaim. Things are shifting. Things are changing. The purposes of God are being established in our lives.
It is time to use the currency God has already placed in your mouth. Stop speaking about the situation and start speaking to it. Speak the Word of the Lord.
