The Power of Old Words

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Remember the old fairy tales you used to read or watch? In those stories there was often a hero and a villain. And if the villain was a witch or something of the sort, she would mutter incantations, supernatural spells, and curses which had the effect of all sorts of trouble.

Some people believe that what we say actually does affect the world in some way. I suppose preachers and professors hope so. The Bible, in fact, speaks to this. It says life and death are in the power of the tongue. Our forefathers believed it.

After three long and perilous months at sea, the first settlers of this nation landed in Virginia at a place we call Cape Henry. As they disembarked and made first plans, they set up a commemorative cross. Then they bowed their heads in prayer. They didn’t pray to baphomet, satan, osiris, gaia, or any of the other false gods so popular today. They prayed to the God of the Holy Bible.

We do hereby dedicate this Land, and ourselves, to reach the People within these shores with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to raise up Godly generations after us, and with these generations take the Kingdom of God to all the earth. May this Covenant of Dedication remain to all generations, as long as this earth remains, and may this Land, along with England, be Evangelist to the World. May all who see this Cross, remember what we have done here, and may those who come here to inhabit join us in this Covenant and in this most noble work that the Holy Scriptures may be fulfilled. – Prayer by Robert Hunt at Cape Henry, April 29, 1607

Our land, the United States of America, was dedicated to God’s work at the beginning. If you think of prayer as part contract, you will conclude it is one we are still under. Psalm 22:27-28 was read following this prayer. I encourage you to re-read it today.
Someone once said: God’s work must truly be our own. And in our work, let’s remember to speak truth which Someone has said will set us free. Speaking truth. Pretty powerful stuff. Unlike the fairytale villains, we don’t mutter anything. But we can utter a prayer. The power of the tongue to the power of Almighty God is unstoppable. You almost might say it has supernatural power.

Proverbs 18:21, James 3; https://www.groupbiblestudy.com/post/the-prayer-and-prophecy-for-america-spoken-in-1607; JFK quote from Inaugural Address;  Psalm 22:27-28 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the Lord, and he rules over the nations.; John 8:32; image: 1200px-An_Appeal_to_Heaven_Flag.svg_.png

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