Say the word:
A good word, on time, has powerful effects. Words once spoken cannot be taken back. Those of us who at one time or another stuck our feet in our mouths know what that is about. The phrase, “I should not have said that,” has been burned out. The Bible tells us that we need not be hasty when we speak a word to God (Ecc 5:2). We should also think twice before we say something to someone else. The scriptures tell us that a good word sweetens the soul (Pro 16:26). A time is coming when finding a good word will be hard. It brings relief. The prophet Amos tells us that a time would come when a famine not of food or water, but of hearing the word of God would come(Am 8:11). In the time of Samuel the prophet, there was a famine, as mentioned above, of the word of God (1 Sam 3:1). God was rarely speaking to his people, because the priests abhored the offerings sacrificed to God. God spoke to the prophet Samuel and told him about something that he would do something within his people that would tingle their ears (1 Sam 3:11). God removed the obstacle that kept the people from bringing their sacrifices to him; it tingled in their ears when anyone heard it.
Luke 7:6-7
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
After Jesus said the word to be sent to the Centurion, when they arrived at the house, they saw the young man healed (Mt 8:13). That healing of the Centurion’s favorite servant created a tingle in their ears. The tingling of the word of God is associated with a physical or emotional sensational experience. The disciples who were on their way to the city of Emmaus, when they encountered Jesus, said that their hearts burned inside when he opened the scriptures to them (Lk 24:31-32). The burning sensation inside the disciple’s hearts is that tingly experience. The tingly experience is associated with God’s nearness. It is also known as the encounter with God.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Proverbs 16:26
26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
Amos 8:11
11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:
1 Samuel3:1
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
1 Samuel 3:11
11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
Matthew 8:13
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Luke 24:31-32
31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?