Speaking the Word Works!

The tongue of the wise is health. -Proverbs 12:18

When I was a youth minister at a church in Colorado, we held a youth camp in the mountains a couple of times a year. One morning at the camp, I led a group of teenagers on a hike to the top of a small, nearby mountain. We ate lunch and had a little Bible study before we started back down.

On the way down, one of the girls stepped on a rock in a way that caused her ankle to roll and made her foot turn sideways. When I reached her, her ankle was already swollen. I didn’t know whether she’d broken her foot or sprained it, but she couldn’t stand on it.

We prayed for the girl, and some of her pain was relieved. Then another man and I began to take turns carrying her piggyback down the mountain. It wasn’t easy. I was having enough difficulty walking down the hill by myself, much less carrying someone else!

As I carried the girl down the mountain, I started talking to her about the power of the tongue. I told her, “The Bible says, ‘The tongue of the wise is health.’ Also, Jesus said that if we say to our mountains, ‘Be removed and cast into the sea, and don’t doubt in our hearts, but believe that what we say shall come to pass, we will have whatever we say.' But we have to say it.” (Mark 11:23)

So this girl and I started confessing. “Thank God, it’s so good to be healed!” We praised and worshipped God together as I carried her down the mountain.

About a third of the way down, the girl said, “Put me down. Just help me walk a few minutes.” The other man and I supported her between us as she hobbled on that foot for a few minutes. The whole time she kept saying, “Thank God, I believe I’m well. It’s so good to be healed.” Pretty soon, she pushed one of us away, then she started walking on her own.

It looked as if her foot was hurting. But the more she walked, the better it got. By the time she got to the bottom of the hill, she said, “See you later!” and ran all the way to the bus. The Word works!

CONFESSION:

In times of pressure, I speak God’s Word and the circumstances have to change. Thank You, Father for the power in Your Word to heal my body and make me whole!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999