LESSON 17: FIERCE SPEECH

Published on September 17, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3

God fiercely speaks a thing and it becomes that thing.  

Death and life are in the hand of the tongue, and those that love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21

To be “in one’s hand” is to be under one’s control.  James would say no man can tame his own tongue, basically we can't keep our mouth shut.  The Psalmist asks for the Lord to set a guard over his mouth and keep watch at the door to his lips.  That sounds like a good plan to me.  Lord, set a guard, put your hand over my mouth if I am about to speak something that will not honor You and Your great name.

Lesson 17: FIERCE SPEECH brings life or death by the words that spill forth from my own mouth and I will have to eat the fruit of what I said.  What is the seed my words are planting?  Do I really want to reap that fruit? Will my words bring light for others?

Get ready the next few days are all about Fierce Light.