YOUR HEART AND YOUR MOUTH

YOUR HEART AND YOUR MOUTH

…whosoever shall say unto this mountain, 

Be thou removed, and be thou cast into 

the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, 

but shall believe that those things which 

he saith shall come to pass; he shall have 

whatsoever he saith 

(Mark 11:23).

wednesday 11

When you study the context of the statement 

made by Jesus in our opening verse, you’d 

notice He’s teaching the disciples about faith, not 

prayer. In the preceding verse 22, He had said to them, 

“…Have faith in God.”   The original Greek connotation 

was: “Have the faith of God,” meaning the God-type 

of faith. In His ensuing explanation of how the God-

type of faith operates, He highlighted two important 

factors: your mouth and your heart. 

Notice again what He said, “Whosoever shall 

say…and shall not doubt in his heart…shall have 

whatsoever he saith.” He’s showing us an important 

principle of faith: your heart and your mouth must go 

together. Romans 10:10 says,  “For with the heart man 

believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth 

confession is made unto salvation.” Until and unless 

there’s an affirmation of that which you’ve believed in 

your heart, it’ll not work.  

Faith believes and speaks. 2 Corinthians 4:13 

says we believe, and therefore speak; we believe first 

in our hearts that what we desire exists, and speak 

accordingly. We don’t speak to believe; we speak 

what we believe. 

When you believe that what God has said about 

you is the reality, you’re bold to declare it, irrespective 

of what the devil, circumstances and even your mind 

may tell you. That’s because you have the knowledge 

in your spirit; you’ve believed with your spirit that those 

things are real and already inside you! Your affirmation 

of those realities gives them tangibility, causing them 

to materialize in the physical realm.  

This is why we emphasize the confession of God’s 

Word. To believe in your heart isn’t enough, though it’s 

very important; it’s your first step. Believing is receiving 

the Word of God with an expectation; with confidence 

and child-like trust. Believing is recognizing that God is 

who He says He is, and He can do what He says He 

can do, and what He says He has done, He has done. 

We believe with the heart and therefore speak with 

the mouth accordingly. Hallelujah! 

PRAYER

Dear heavenly Father, the entrance of your Word 

into my heart has brought light, understanding, 

and power to my spirit. As I delight myself in your 

Word, the desires of my heart are granted unto me. 

I’m living the higher life in Christ, and there’re no 

impossibilities with me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.  

FURTHER S TUDY:

Romans 10:6-10; Hebrews 13:5-6