YOUR SPEECH MATTERS

 

YOUR SPEECH MATTERS

Matt. 12:35 “A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil hear.” NLT

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.