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DATE: Sun. Nov 16, 2025
THEME: The Casual Moments That Rewrite Destiny (2)
DAY 2 TITLE: The Words That Follow Us Into Tomorrow
SCRIPTURE TEXT:
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue…” — Proverbs 18:21
BY: Effiong Etok
Carrier of God’s Word
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Words never die; they travel ahead of us and wait in the future we must walk into.
MESSAGE
Beloved, if we truly want to understand where destiny began to bend, we must return to the moments when our tongue wandered without wisdom. Words spoken in frustration, when lust clouded our judgment, when we replied harshly to counsel, when we cracked careless jokes, when we lied to cover ourselves, when failure discouraged us, or when excitement carried us away—these are the gates through which many destinies were compromised.
“By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” — Matthew 12:37
Many of the battles people fight today were summoned by reckless declarations made yesterday. Tears in the present are often children of words spoken in anger, offence, fear or despair. Words we spoke when we were corrected—“Leave me alone… I know what I’m doing.” “I will enjoy my life.” Nna my choice. Mkpo iso mi.
Or careless statements like “It doesn’t matter… nobody will know.” “Man die go, woman born another.” “I’m not the first; I won’t be the last.”
Or accepting curses by answering, “Mmé nyime.”
Words spoken to defend lies—“May I not succeed if I’m lying…”
Words spoken in weakness—“I’m sick…” when we were not.
Words spoken in frustration—“It’s better to die.” “I don’t know why I’m alive.” Idoho utom ke nam ami. Nyong see ǹka ke kpeke biong. “My life is in a mess… Life is nothing…”
Such sentences are not harmless; they are seeds. In the realm of the spirit, seeds do not disappear—they grow.
“Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth.” — Proverbs 6:2
Look at Esau.
It was not the stew that robbed him; it was his careless confession: “What profit shall this birthright do to me?” — Genesis 25:32. One sentence opened a door that scattered his descendants until their identity can no longer be traced as a distinct people today.
Look at Rachel.
She declared, “Whoever has your gods shall not live.” — Genesis 31:32, unaware the idols were with her. Soon after, she entered hard labour and died on the way to Ephrath (Genesis 35:16–19). Words spoken in haste may not strike instantly, yet they travel into the future.
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” — Proverbs 18:21
Beloved, words are travelers. They go ahead and wait in the future we must eventually walk into.
CLOSING PRAYER
Father, purge my lips from careless utterances. Break the power of words I released in weakness. Let every negative seed die by the blood of Jesus. Reverse statements that opened battles in my life, and let my words align with life, destiny, and prophecy.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen.
