The power of words

I’ve been thinking lately how creative words are. You can take a sheet of paper with nothing on it and then…as you begin to write; worlds are created that didn’t exist before, colors are formed, sunrises rise and sunsets go down. Weather changes as do people’s lives. Cities are built, gardens grow green, babies are born, and people pass on. Changes, changes, changes; through the power of the word.

God spoke the Word—the creative Word that set the world into existence. His word spoke life into being. He spoke life into the blank void of nothing and created us and this world we live in. His words gave life and then He gave us the living Word. Jesus is that Word, and through Him, lives and worlds go on being changed and go on being created. John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

He can send His word into our hearts and create a new life for us; a life full of His promises, His love, and His joy. Romans 4:17 tells us that God “calls those things which are not as though they were.” And we are told that “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not see.” Hebrews 11:1,

Ah, “faith,” for us so hard to comprehend, yet so simple. To see a blank life, without purpose or hope and then to know faith can write words of life into existence is the believer’s hope. Through faith we can see mountains moved, through faith Abraham knew God would supply a way that Isaac didn’t have to be sacrificed, because he believed God’s told him that his offspring would be more than the stars, and they would come through Isaac his son.

We too can speak life and hope and faith into one another’s lives, with our words. A word of compassion, comfort, and understanding spoken at a fitting time, can encourage someone profoundly. Our words create joy in others, or they can also create pain and sorrow. Words of hatred can wound and tear at the heart, bringing doubt and fear, and the result can start a flood of pain and a downward spiral in others lives. Written words can create worlds yet to be discovered, and just as well when put out there for harm, can destroy people This is a subject all too familiar today, with cyber bullying.

God said in Genesis that He made us in His image. We have his characteristics. At the end of every day of Creation, He was so proud and pleased with what He created that He said, “It is good.” He felt good about it. For us as well, when we make an effort to speak to others those words of kindness and encouragement and see their spirit perk up and a smile emerges; we feel good about it.

Words affect change. A teacher who encourages a student that ‘they can do it’, can be creating hope in that child that can blossom into an abundant life. A parent, a sibling, a friend…etc. anyone who believes in us, and sees potential and tells us, can begin the spark inside that will grow and overcome the impossible. And then, at the end of the day after our words have helped someone, we can look back at the day and join with our Creator in saying to ourselves, “It is good.”

Joanie Miller
Joanie Miller authors children’s books. She lives in California.
I love writing and have enjoyed journaling all my life. I’ve been writing articles for Jewels Magazine over the last year, and love sharing about the Lord and encouraging others in our faith. I’m a published author of a children’s book:”Help,Lord! I Need A Bandage On My Heart.” I’m almost ready to publish my second book in the “Help Lord” series in a few months. In 2009 I received a diploma from LongRidge Writers Group, and I received an Honorable Mention Certificate in the Writer’s Digest 76th Annual Writing Competition. I feel very priviledged to have this opportunity to write for Jewels Magazine.