Thoughts for another day
March 8, 2011
Today's verse: Pro. 18:21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
You would've noticed one thing about most people (this could even be you or me) – they love to talk. When we meet people, we talk and talk. When we say bye, we talk and talk. What do we talk about? Is it to encourage or discourage? Check it out… most of the time we end up talking discouraging things about people and even ourselves. Even when we talk to our children, we say discouraging things like, you are hopeless, you are a fool and some very demeaning things.
Many talk so fast that invariably the mind isn't thinking and therefore a lot of gibberish is spewed out. Our Scripture reveals that in our tongue lies the power of death and life. God has deemed that our words be measured for they can give life or bring death. Jesus is a good example of the use of Words of the mouth. When Jesus spoke to the people, their spirits were lifted and healing flowed into them. But one time Jesus cursed too – the fig tree and it withered away.
We raise fruit to ourselves by the labor of our tongues and the hue of the fruit is largely impacted by our words. We can provide either life or death through our words and every word of ours is in God's record for Jesus said, 'every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof on the day of judgment!' Mt. 12:36. Since Jesus has said this, let's not be frivolous with our words – we can be straightforward, but not irresponsible. And since we can provide life with our words, why not do that rather than put people down destroying them with what we speak.
March 8, 2011
Today's verse: Pro. 18:21. Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
You would've noticed one thing about most people (this could even be you or me) – they love to talk. When we meet people, we talk and talk. When we say bye, we talk and talk. What do we talk about? Is it to encourage or discourage? Check it out… most of the time we end up talking discouraging things about people and even ourselves. Even when we talk to our children, we say discouraging things like, you are hopeless, you are a fool and some very demeaning things.
Many talk so fast that invariably the mind isn't thinking and therefore a lot of gibberish is spewed out. Our Scripture reveals that in our tongue lies the power of death and life. God has deemed that our words be measured for they can give life or bring death. Jesus is a good example of the use of Words of the mouth. When Jesus spoke to the people, their spirits were lifted and healing flowed into them. But one time Jesus cursed too – the fig tree and it withered away.
We raise fruit to ourselves by the labor of our tongues and the hue of the fruit is largely impacted by our words. We can provide either life or death through our words and every word of ours is in God's record for Jesus said, 'every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof on the day of judgment!' Mt. 12:36. Since Jesus has said this, let's not be frivolous with our words – we can be straightforward, but not irresponsible. And since we can provide life with our words, why not do that rather than put people down destroying them with what we speak.
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