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Both death and life are indeed manifested through the power of the tongue: not the power of someone else’s tongue spoken over us; but rather, the power of our own tongue of repentance, spoken over ourselves, unto The Father, through Christ Jesus. More often than not, man seeking after material things, opts to forego that life-giving, life-saving gift, which is only attained through a real relationship with God. But rather, in err, thinking that God will get in the way of his "fun,", man often chooses to deny God full access; and instead, because of spiritual apathy and a sense of entitlement he gives place to idols who convince him that he can somehow secure the blessings of God by disrespecting or disregarding The Word of God...