Spirit Words
2 Samuel 23:2 MKJV The Spirit of Jehovah spoke by me, and His Word was in my tongue.
Several years ago I was involved in an accident in which I struck someone who crossed in front of me at an intersection. Because it was I who struck the other person and because I was overcome by the drama of the moment I immediately jumped out and expressed my regret at the damage done to the other vehicle. The problem with the words I was speaking, however, was that they legally became a confession of guilt that would later be held against me. Though the officer at the scene concluded that the other person errantly pulled in front of me, when we went to court to obtain a decision from the judge the declaration of my mouth at the time of the accident completely undermined the facts of what actually took place. My words unnecessarily determined my guilt. Since then I’ve taken driver’s training to obtain a bus driver’s license and one of the things they stressed in a time of conflict is to never say anything, to remain silent with regard to any negative admission. They indicated that too often perceptions are skewed at the time of crisis and words become a very critical part of later determination of innocence.
Though he experienced more than his share of conflicts, David, at the end of his life was able to claim that his words were direct expressions of the Spirit of Jehovah. Rather than letting his emotions and the drama of the moment dictate the sounds he would utter, he became conditioned by his continual meditation and confession of God’s Word to speak only Spirit words. At many of the different periods of his life he could have easily gone down a path of self condemnation in just rehearsing the apparent realities in his life. In fact several of the Psalms reflect this draw on him to proclaim the desperation of the moment, but there was always a return to the faithfulness of God and the declaration of His mercy and unfailing love. Words of wonder were continually overtaken by Spirit words that brought righteousness and right standing to an otherwise guilty and hopeless situation.
There is power right in our mouths today to avoid potential downfalls that are awaiting our response to the conflicts surrounding us. Where His Word has been continually placed in the tongue, there will be a Spirit word spoken and justification secured. The judgment will be ‘innocent’ and freedom gained.