And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. Matthew 21: 19 (KJV)
Matthew 21: 18 - 22
Jesus went to the tree seeing the tree blessed with leaves but alas the tree had no fruit. When He saw the tree had no fruit he spoke the word against it and the tree withered up.
This morning we shall focus on the spoken words. Everything that we see has ears; everything us has ears and things don’t work based on the words that has gone forth from our mouth. The bible says As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. A lot of times we have spoken words against against our destiny.
What are those things that can be attacked by our words
- A person can be attacked by our words. The words we say can affect the person we say those words to
- Our words can affect objects.
- Location. We must speak to our house and the location were we do business. The words we speak to the house in faith and through prayer has an effect on it
These days many hands and legs are not functioning well. What are the causes of withered hands; of the evils that happen in people’s lives?
- Deuteronomy 28: 15. The word of God gives us guide on how to
- Sin Jeremiah 5: 25. sin withholds good things from us.
- Evil prophesies Jeremiah 29: 31. When we speak evil against others this attracts a curse from God.
- Negative pronouncement Isaiah 28: 1, 9. Every negative words we say will come to pass.
- Unredeemed pledges. A lot of us pledge to God and man and fail to redeem them. These pledges attracts a blessing when it is redeemed.Deuteronomy 23: 21 If the pledges are not redeemed then the failure attracts a curse.
What are the signs that one is living in a withered destiny?
- Failure at the edge of success
- Challenges in business
- Not achieving success when we ought to
Jeremiah 18 :1-6. It is only Jesus that can turn around the withered life. God can correct all those things that the enemy has destroyed.
John 5:25 talks about the restoration of everything we have lost.
Matthew 12: 13 tells us about the healing power of the Lord as Jesus restores the hand of the man in the synagogue. He asked the man to stretch forth his hand and as he did so he received his healing.
God can cause your hand to wither
- When you are not fruitful in the way He has ordered us to
- When you are deceptive; looking like a tree with a lot of leaves and no fruits
- The most important thing in this life is to do the right thing.
