In the War of Words, it's Time for A Better Word
/Are you weary from the war of words in today’s world? Are you confused by the chaos in the words you read and hear (and maybe even repeat and share) from so many news sources and popular opinions? Are you saddened (and sometimes sickened) by the downward spiral these words start in your heart and the vicious cycle they perpetuate in your mind?
Me, too. So, ya know what? I’m at war against them. I’d love to have you join me in battle.
The war that’s waging in our heads and hearts (and in the world at large) is not a war we can fight with weak words, because it’s not a battle against flesh and blood...
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12
And in order to battle this “war of words” and defeat the ones that twist & turn the truth and confuse & confound the confident, we must use different words, better words. We must wield THE ONLY WORD, because other words must yield to God’s Word.
God’s Word speaks A BETTER WORD.
DO YOU KNOW THAT BETTER WORD?
Does it ring true in your heart among ideologies that try to influence it?
Does it hold steady in spite of the opinions that try to confuse it?
Does it stand defiant against the condemnation that tries to persuade it?
Does it speak confidently over the lies that try to silence it?
God’s Word is the BETTER WORD. “The precious blood of Christ speaks a BETTER WORD.” The Gospel Truth is the BEST WORD, and praise God, it’s THE FINAL WORD.
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-6
“They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony...” Revelation 12:11a
That blood is A BETTER WORD.
The testimony on our lips of God’s saving grace and redeeming love through Jesus’s shed blood, that is A BETTER WORD.
So I’m battling today with a BETTER WORD, in scripture, song, AND prayer...
{Lyrics below are from Leeland’s song, “A Better Word”}
It is “healing every wound and making all things new…”
It is “the measure of my worth and more than I deserve…”
It is “singing out with life and shouting down the lies.
It echoes through the night.
The precious blood of Christ.
Speaks a better word.”
“It's calling out my name and breaking every chain.
It’s making all things right.
The precious blood of Christ.
Speaks a better word.”
“It is speaking life over me and rewriting my history.
It covers me with destiny.
It's making all things right.
The precious blood of Christ.
Speaks a better word.”
Oh Father, may prayer and praise be forever on our lips. May they be infused by the power found only in the promises of your Word. A better word. The best word. The final word. May we not continue to hurl insults, jab with opinions, or continue to use weak and empty words to fight this battle. It is not our battle to fight. You have already won the war. We fight from a position of victory in Christ. Please use our words to point others to your Word, where they can find truth, and that truth can set them free. In the precious name of Jesus, Amen