10-04-06 Lamentations 3: 37,38

Lamentations 3: 37, 38 (KJ21)
Who is he that saith and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Lamentations 3: 37, 38 (NAS)
Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, Unless the Lord has commanded it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both good and ill go forth?

Lamentations 3: 37, 38 (NIVUS)
Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it? Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?

Lamentations 3: 37, 38 (NLT)
Can anything happen without the Lord’s permission? Is it not the Most High who helps one and harms another?

Words are so important. With words you ask and answer questions. Through words you are appointed to a position of which you can boast. Words certify, challenge, and command. Words can also tear down and hurt.

Whenever you speak, you should try to build up yourself and others. Use your words to commune with Adonai and to declare His promises. Publish and report everything good that God has done and is doing in your life.

You should know the power of your speech. You can make demands of the Most High, speaking out your desires. Your words are able to determine the course of your life; you, therefore, should plainly name what you want and require of Almighty God. However, not everything that you or someone else speaks over your life will come to pass. Adonai is your sovereign Lord and Master; He is the One who rules and controls you. Only what He commands and appoints for you will come and what He forbids will be forbidden.

God is supreme and is elevated above all else. The words that go out of His mouth are not bad and evil. He does not speak adversity, affliction, or calamity over you. Instead the Lord your God always commands good for you. He sends things for your well-being and to make you better. He wants your life to be filled with His joy, grace, kindness and love. He is always ready to bless and favor you.

Therefore, let the good words that come out Adonai's mouth fill your mind and your mouth. When you agree with what He says, you will see God's best come to pass in your life.