They Fell to the Ground - At the Power of His Words

While reading the Word this morning, I noticed as I read John 18 something I had never noticed before (something that happens more & more of late) in verse 6 "after He had said I am he -they fell backwards to the ground." I had never seen that they fell under the power of His Words before.
There is power in your words. Probably more power than you could possibly imagine. All through the Word of God words were used to create, control, and destroy.
When Jesus heard that Lazarus was dead, He went to the tomb and spoke these words: “Lazarus, come forth.” When Jesus spoke these words, Lazarus came out of the grave.

In the book of Matthew, Jesus spoke to the fig tree and it dried up from the roots.

The next day Peter, remembering, said to Jesus, “ The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.” Then Jesus answered and made a very dramatic statement pertaining to the words of your mouth. He said, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” How much plainer could Jesus have made it.

You must speak to the mountain, just like He spoke to the fig tree and just like He spoke to Lazarus.
In the book of John chapter 18 we have one of the most overlooked miracles in the Bible. Jesus was in a garden with His disciples. Jesus had met them in this particular garden several times. They knew it well, including Judas, who was heading toward the garden with troops and officers They had lanterns, torches and weapons. They were there to arrest Jesus.
Jesus knew exactly what was going on so He walked forward to the soldiers and said, “Whom are you seeking?” The soldiers answered, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Then Jesus said, “I Am He.” (Actually "I AM")
Now listen to this. When Jesus said “I Am He,” the officers of the court, the Pharisees, and the detachment of soldiers all fell backward to the ground. The power of the words of Jesus was more than their physical bodies could handle. According to the Bible, when Jesus spoke, they could not remain standing. They fell under the power of God. They had no choice.

Don’t kid yourself. There is power in the spoken word. Words, your words, can produce life and they can cause death.
Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” What does this mean? Well, it means this. Your words can produce life or death. Your words are the tool that you use to move your faith. When you speak positive words of faith, that moves God to perform His Word in your life. When you speak worry, doubt, and unbelief, then faith is not present and God only responds to faith.

When you have a mountain in your life that you need moved, get into the Word of God and find out what He says about your mountain. Read the Word and meditate on it. Then speak the Word to your mountain. Believe that what you have spoken will come to pass and then watch your mountain be cast into the sea.