Shut Your Mouth!
“So why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” The Lord’s anger burned against them, and He left. As the cloud moved away from the tent, Miriam’s skin suddenly became diseased, resembling snow.
—Numbers 12:8–10, CSB
In the passage above, Miriam and Aaron—Moses’ siblings—spoke out against him. God heard their words, and His anger burned against them. He reminded them that Moses was His chosen servant, and He asked, “Why were you not afraid to speak against what I have done?”
While in prayer, the Holy Spirit clearly spoke: “Tell the people to shut their mouths when speaking against My anointed ones.”
He reminded me of King David and his relationship with King Saul. No matter how many times Saul tried to kill David—or how often God delivered Saul into David’s hands—David refused to harm him. Even though Saul had turned from the Lord, David would not touch the one God had anointed.
God said to tell the people two things:
First: How dare you sit under your pastor, receive the Word of God, and then go behind their back criticizing what you didn’t like or what you think they should have done differently?
Do not expect to receive the blessings your pastor pours out through the Word when your own words curse what was meant to bless you. You cancel your own breakthrough. Keep your mouth shut and take your concerns to God in prayer—not to others.
Second: Stop speaking against those whom I have appointed—even when they have gone astray.
The media may expose them. Others may gossip about them. But they are not your children; they belong to God. He chose them, and as Scripture says, “The Lord disciplines those He loves” (Hebrews 12:6). Your responsibility is not to criticize but to pray. If you continue to speak against them, the very words you release may come back on you.
Prayer
Father, I thank You for Your loving correction. I repent for anything I’ve said against those You have anointed to teach and lead Your people. My opinions and preferences do not matter when they stand in opposition to Your will. Please forgive me for any reckless or careless words I’ve spoken.
Your Word says that on the day of judgment, I will give an account for every idle word. Help me, Lord, to keep a guard over my mouth so that my speech always aligns with Your heart and Your purpose. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19; Isaiah 55:11
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