Language is a great gift from God that sets us apart from every other creature. But sometimes our words are misunderstood.
The words we use to communicate can be very powerful.
Proverbs 15:4 “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life.”Proverbs 16:24 “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, health to the bones.Proverbs 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
Proverbs 15:4 “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life.”Proverbs 16:24 “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, health to the bones.Proverbs 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
We often forget the hurtful words we spoke, but we rarely ever forget those death words that were spoken to us. They have a way of lingering in our lives and they can cause emotional distress, bitterness, and resentment.
Words can soothe, more importantly they can inspire, encourage and give life.
Proverbs 15:4 “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life.”Words can soothe, more importantly they can inspire, encourage and give life.
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
So we need to be very careful how we use them. Words can make us happy, or sad, they can make us angry or fill us with joy, they can make us laugh or cry. They can heal or they can hurt. Words are an important part of life.
Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life and death.”
Whoever said, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” didn’t have a clue what they were talking about.
This message was really well received, and I believe we all had a good time in the house of the Lord yesterday.
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