Thursday, September 7, 2017

 

 
Devotional for Thursday, September 7, 2017
“Words Matter”
 
 

 

by Dona Hake
 
Proverbs 21:23 (MSG)
“Watch your words and hold your tongue;
you’ll save yourself a lot of grief.”

 

Have you ever walked away from a conversation and the thought crosses your mind…  “Oh my…I can’t believe I just spoke those words!”    If you have lived on this earth for any amount of time, and you are honest with yourself, you can raise your hand and say  “yes, I have done that!”  I believe the more we ask God to help us in the area of keeping our mouth out of trouble, the more sensitive we will become to the words that proceed from our lips.

 

1 Peter 3:10 (NASB)

“The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.”

 

From our mouth we can speak words that bless people but if we are not guarding our tongue our words could also hurt someone, and cause them to possibly be upset with us.  Words can destroy relationships or words can heal and strengthen a relationship.    Today I encourage you to watch over your words.    Ask the Holy Spirit to help you keep a check on your words that they be full of love, truth and mercy ministering grace to the hearers around you.

 
 
 
Psalm 19:14 VOICE
 
 “I’ll be careful on life’s journey not to sin with my words…”