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7…WORDS ARE POWERFUL

Good morning! Have you experienced a conversation with someone who spewed unkind words? Those kind of conversations, if you can call them that, sure can take the wind out of your sails. I was thinking about this as I overheard one of those conversations recently. I felt so bad for that person who was on the receiving end of that ugliness.

Do you know that one day you will have to give an account to God for every word you have spoken? In Matthew 12:36, Jesus says, “But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an account for it in the day of judgment.” In this verse the word careless means useless. And when you think about it, there are so many “useless” words spoken each day. You know, words that tear down instead of words that will build someone up. Words that purposely cut you like a two-edged sword. Words that are meant to stop someone in their tracks. Haven’t we all been guilty of speaking “useless” words?

There are many scriptures dealing with the words we choose to speak. Our tongue is a powerful weapon when used to be hurtful, but it can also be a great blessing to others. Obviously, God wants us to use our tongues for the latter…to be a blessing to others. I love the verse in Proverbs that tells us what our positive words can do. Proverbs 16:24 says, “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Do you know someone who has been beat down by the words of others? If so, come along side of them with sweet and gracious words. Your words might just be the healing they need.

Holy Spirit, please guide the words that come out of our mouths. Help us remember the saying we were taught growing up. “If you can’t say something nice about somebody, don’t say anything at all.” Amen.