Speak with Spirit and Power

What if whenever we spoke, we would impart the Spirit of God? This is the call of the everyday Christian.

…and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power… 1 Corinthians 2:4 ESV

The Apostle Paul says that the church in Corinth should only believe the Word of God that comes from God’s Spirit and His power. There was nothing special about Paul, the man, that the people of Corinth should be swayed by anything short of the power of God. Likewise, we should not be swayed by anything except for the Spirit and power of God. I think that statement is pretty obvious. However, this statement opens two questions in our minds. First: how could speech be a demonstration of Spirit and power? And secondly, how could I (you) speak in such a way so that, through you, God will be revealed to those who listen to what you say? I’ve thought of this from the viewpoint of being a public speaker and have concluded the following things which, I believe, will serve as a guide to your future speaking activities and duties. Speech can be a demonstration of power when spoken with authority. Simply put, believe that what you say will be backed up indefinitely by God. That goes with the caveat of saying that your speak about winning the most, whether earnestly believed or not, will probably make you a laughing stock as opposed to one speaking with authority. The story of the Roman Centurion comes to mind. He tells Jesus to “say the word” and the authority behind those words will make it happen. We need to believe it and speak it. We have authority in our speech and our speech can be a demonstration of power when we speak words we believe. The power and spirit of God come to life in our speech when we speak honestly without empty words hindering how we feel, think, and believe. Just think about the last time you some about something you believed in, did that not mean more or have more impact than the empty words you wrote on your holiday greeting cards? I want us to speak with the power and Spirit of God everytime and all the time.