Your speech
matters. Who you really are in
relationship with God comes out of your mouth.
This is a truth that many don’t seem to get. I know of many professing believers who do
not speak like a child of God should speak.
They use the Lord’s name loosely.
They sometimes use the vernacular of the world. They are quick to speak out in disgust or
anger. They talk people down. They stretch the truth when it’s convenient
for them to do so. They do these things
while proclaiming to love the Lord and are often heard praising Him in worship
and witnessing for Him.
How can this be? Can we do these things and have hearts that
are right with God? Jesus says no we
can’t. He says that what comes out of
our mouths indicates what is in our hearts.
If a person is really a child of God, what comes out of his mouth will
be good. If what comes from the mouth is
not good, then the person is not really a child of God. It cannot be both ways.
We must listen
carefully to what comes out of our mouths.
Is it obvious to those who hear us speak that we are children of
God? Do we speak words of kindness and
love? Do we speak of the Lord with
respect and reverence? Do we speak the
truth always? Do we speak encouraging or
discouraging words? Are we careful about
what comes out of our mouths?
We may be able to
fool others with our words, but we will never fool God. He hears what we say and judges the heart
accordingly. Our words do matter a great
deal. If you are having trouble with
what is coming out of your mouth, humble yourself before God and repent for out
of the heart the mouth speaks.
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