Pastor Chris Oyakhilome teaches that one of the most powerful truths revealed in Scripture is the creative force of the spoken word. God created the heavens and the earth by His Word, and He fashioned us to function in the same way. The believer’s life is not one of passive waiting but of active speaking. We believe, and therefore we speak. This divine principle is the foundation of faith and the pathway to living in the fullness of God’s promises.
Pastor Chris: The Word Is Creative Power
From the beginning, the Bible reveals the Word as the Creator of all things. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made” (John 1:1–3). Everything visible today first existed in the realm of the Word.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome often teaches that if this is true, why should a child of God resort to begging? When the Word is abundant in your spirit, you don’t need to plead, you can simply release the Word. Jesus Himself declared, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you” (John 15:7). That is not an invitation to desperation but to creation.
When you speak God’s Word in faith, things come into being. The Greek word ginomai describes this process—it means “to come into existence,” “to be created,” or “to leap into being.” By speaking, you call forth the unseen into manifestation.
Pastor Chris on Framing Your World with the Rhema
Hebrews 11:3 teaches us, “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the Word of God.” Here, the term for “Word” is not logos (the written Word) but rhema (the spoken Word). This means that the material universe and the course of history were not merely written into existence—they were spoken into being by God’s voice.
Pastor Chris explains that in the same way, your words frame your world. To frame means to arrange, perfect, or construct. If your life is not going in the direction it should, you can change it. As a child of God, there is a divine blueprint for how your life ought to unfold. And if what you see today does not align with that blueprint, you can reframe it through the Rhema of God on your lips.
Your words give shape to your future. They construct the atmosphere around you. When you consistently declare what God has said, you align your reality with His perfect will.
A Fasting of Words
One of the most practical and powerful exercises Pastor Chris shares is what he calls a “fasting of words.” Unlike a food fast, this spiritual discipline is about intentionally controlling your speech for a period of time. On such a day, you make a conscious effort to speak only faith-filled words that agree with God’s promises.
You can even write down the declarations you want to focus on and repeat them throughout the day. This is not idle repetition, it is a deliberate act of creation. By doing so, you direct the course of your life, establish order, and arrange things the way they ought to be.
Imagine the impact of one day, one week, or one month of consistently declaring God’s Word over your health, your finances, your family, or your ministry. Your world will respond. The invisible will become visible, and the promises of God will manifest in your life.
Live as a Speaking Spirit
As Pastor Chris’ teachings often emphasize, we are speaking spirits, created in the image of God. Our Father spoke light into darkness, order into chaos, and life into nothingness. In the same way, our words are not empty—they carry divine power when they are filled with faith.
Every time you speak God’s Word, you are releasing His creative force. You are not merely “hoping things will change”—you are constructing your reality according to His design. This is the life of the new creation: not of begging, but of declaring; not of desperation, but of manifestation.
Final Thoughts
The call to “speak things into being” is not just a metaphor—it is a spiritual law. Your words can heal, create, build, and transform. If you abide in Christ and His words abide in you, you will not lack results.
Start today. Choose life-giving words. Frame your world with the Rhema of God. Speak your future into existence and watch as everything aligns with God’s perfect plan.
Speak things into being with Pastor Chris—your words have the power to create your tomorrow!