Your Salvation Is In Your Mouth

Your mouth is a powerful tool in you receiving your salvation.  Romans 10:10 says, "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."  That word confession means to acknowledge or say the same thing as.  So, let's break this scripture down, notice it says, with the mouth(your mouth) confession(saying the same thing as God) is made unto salvation(healing, deliverance, preservation, made whole).  That word salvation means so much more than only being born again.  That scripture is saying when you speak God's word out of a believing heart your words will bring your salvation.  It's not you just speaking anything, but God's word.  Understand, God has something for you to say that will bring you deliverance.  Proverbs 12:6 says, "The mouth of the upright will deliver them."  Understand, God has something for you to say in that sickness.  Proverbs 12:18 says, "But the tongue of the wise is health."  That word health is translated remedy, medicine, cure.  God's word will keep you that's why Proverbs 14:3 says, "The lips of the wise will preserve them."  Notice when it says lips, mouth, or tongue it is referring to your words.

The Bible is full of instances of people who knew how to speak their deliverance like David going up against Goliath when he said, "This day will the Lord deliver you into my hands."  And soon after he spoke those words Goliath's head was in his hands.  And the 3 Hebrew boys that was facing being thrown into the fiery furnace and they spoke that the Lord would deliver them from the hands of the king.  And after they were thrown into the furnace they came out without one hair burned and without even the smell of smoke.  How about the woman with the issue of blood, she spoke, "If only I may touch his clothes, I shall be made whole."  Their words were key to them receiving their salvation and your words are key to you receiving your salvation.  So, when you are going through a tough time find out what God has said about your situation and put your faith in that and let your words come into agreement with his word.  God has already promised that his word would not return to him without accomplishing what he pleases.  His words return to him from your lips.  Follow the instructions God gave Joshua, "This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night."  And the same thing He promised Joshua is for you, "And you shall make your way prosperous." 

The Rod Is In Your Mouth

God gave Moses an instrument through which He would do great signs and wonders, a rod.  It was God's will to deliver the children of Isreal and his pleasure to show his power on their behalf.  And it's his pleasure to show his power on your behalf.  With the rod in Moses hand God demonstrated his power to bring his will to pass.  But, notice Moses always said what would be done first.  He would speak first then God would demonstrate his power.  So, Moses words was an important role in seeing God's power manifested.  And your words are important in seeing God's power manifested.  I believe God is taking us to where we see his power manifested as we speak in line with his will.  Notice the first time the people cried to Moses for water in Exodus 17 God told him to smite the rock with his rod and it would give forth water.  But, in Numbers 20 when the people cried for water God told Moses to speak to the rock and it would give forth water.  God was teaching them to use their words.  In Exodus 17:11,12 when the children of Isreal was in battle and Moses held up the rod the children of Isreal prevailed and when his hand was lowered the enemy would prevail, so they held Moses arms up so that they would prevail.  And yet, in Joshua 10 when the children of Isreal were in battle for them to prevail Joshua spoke.  He commanded the sun and moon to be still and they obeyed.  God demonstrated his power as Joshua spoke for God's will to be done. 
Notice God is taking man from a rod in the hand to a rod in the mouth.  In Isaiah 11:1 "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse." And what rod is that, Jesus(the word made flesh).  And what is he going to do, "And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth."  Notice the rod is no longer in the hand, but it's in the mouth.  When Jesus came notice what he said in John 14:10, he spoke the words of his father and the father in him did the work.  Notice he spoke the words and the father in him did the work.  He spoke the words for people to be healed and the father did the works.  He spoke for demons to be casted out of people and the father did the work.  He called for the storm to cease and the father did the work.  He spoke and the father did the work.  His mouth was the instrument through which God demonstrated his power.
Somebody might say well that was Jesus, but look at Acts 3 where there was a lame man at the gate of the temple.  He asked Peter and John for alms(money) and notice what Peter did. He said, "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee:  In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk."  And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.  And he leaped up and walked into the temple praising God.  And notice Peter's answer to the people, "The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his son Jesus." Notice God demonstrated his power because Peter used his mouth(rod) for God's will to be done.  Well, didn't Jesus tell them in Matthew 10:8 to heal the sick, to cleanse the lepers, to cast out demons, and to raise the dead.  How were they going to do those things?  The same way he did them, by the rod in his mouth, with their words.  They were to speak and God would do the work.  They would call for the will of God to be done and He would use his power.  What are you going through right now, use your rod and watch God demonstrate his power.