Background

Introductory

Lineage

1. Spirit of Darkness:- Introduction
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2. Spirit of Darkness:- Self Care – Day 01
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3. Spirit of Darkness:- Self Care – Generational Curses
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4. Spirit of Darkness:- Self Care – Sent Darkness
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5. Spirit of Darkness:- Self Care – Sitting Under Sin – Hiding Sin
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Outline

Sitting Under Darkness

Power of the Tongue

Introduction

Scripture

Proverbs

1. Proverbs 18:21 – The Selfishness of the Unfriendly ( Link )
   • ²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
2. Proverbs 10:9 – Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son ( Link )
   • ⁹ He that walks uprightly walks surely: but he that perverts his ways shall be known.
3. Proverbs 10:19 – Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son ( Link )
   • ¹⁸ The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
   • ¹⁹ When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
   • ²⁰ The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
   • ²¹ The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
   • ²² The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

Isaiah

1. Isaiah 57:19 – Healing for the Repentant ( Link )
   • ¹⁹ I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the LORD; and I will heal him.
2. Isaiah 3:10 – A judgement against judah ( Link )
   • ⁹ The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
   • ¹⁰ Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
   • ¹¹ Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.…

Matthew

1. Matthew 12:35-37 – Good and Bad Fruit ( Link )
   • ³⁵ The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
   • ³⁶ But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
   • ³⁷ For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Luke

1. Luke 12:11 – Confessing Christ ( Link )
   • ¹⁰ And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
   • ¹¹ When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
   • ¹² For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.
2. Luke 21:15 – Witnessing to All Nations ( Link )
   • ¹⁴ So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
   • ¹⁵ For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Examination

We can get a glimpse on which sins can make inroads in our lives, by examining our spiritual gifts.

What are the 3 categories of spiritual gifts?

Here are spiritual gifts categorized:-

1. gifts of knowledge
   • word of wisdom
   • word of knowledge
   • distinguishing between spirits
2. gifts of speech
   • tongues
   • interpretation
   • prophecy
3. gifts of power
   • faith
   • healing
   • miracles

As an exercise, please review each category and gift; weighing their susceptibility to the “Power of The Tongues” sin.

Individualized

Here is my quick hits ( highlighted ):-

1. gifts of knowledge
   • word of wisdom
   • word of knowledge
   • distinguishing between spirits
2. gifts of speech
   • tongues
     • Claiming everyone can speak in tongues
     • Only God’s Holy spirit can give any of the gifts
     • Otherwise, it is a show for public consumption
   • interpretation
   • prophecy
     • One sided prophetic
     • Bought prophecies
3. gifts of power
   • faith
     • Claiming to have faith, but not walking in faith
   • healing
     • Claiming to have healing gift, yet healing is only surface level
   • miracles
     • Staging miracles

Categorized

Here is how “Power of Tongue” impacts the different categories of spiritual gifts.

1. gifts of knowledge ( word of wisdom, word of knowledge, distinguishing between spirits )
   • Gifts of knowledge are delivered orally
   • So, yes as a whole Satan can sneak in
2. gifts of speech ( tongues, interpretation, prophecy )
   • Gifts of speech are delivered orally
   • The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets ( 1st Corinthians 14:32  [ Link ] )
   • If something is not right about the prophet, his words are of no use
3. gifts of power ( faith, healing, and miracles )
   • Those with gifts of Power may be strong in other areas
   • As such their other gifts can get a bit ahead of the spirit of God

Summary