And since God's creative power was in his words, the devil had bound that power. He scoffed at the silence of God and taunted him endlessly. God responded to all this by holding up one finger. So the devil removed the spell of silence from God's tongue. And God spoke his one word, just one.
Words are peculiar things.
They have always, I suspect, been clothed in wonder and mystery and some degree of fascination. To say something is also to do something. And we have our own appreciation for the power of words. The evening newscasters enjoy a certain esteem and, some would argue, influence, not because of anything they've done or achieved, but simply because of the words they speak. Perhaps one of the most powerful forces in the world today is the spoken word.