As I have been preaching
through a series about our homes I am heart broken when I hear about people who
have been beaten down by the people closest to them. This verse stood out to me
a couple weeks ago…
Ephesians 6:4 NLT
Fathers, do not provoke your children
to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline
and instruction that comes from the Lord.
I am a Christian, a follower
of Jesus. My desire is to honor God. I am a dad, a husband and I love my
family. That truth makes me want to stop
and think is my words and actions actually meet what I say about God and about
helping may family. Examine your words
for a few minutes. There are times when
we just let things slip. We don’t hold
back. We don’t honor God. Things have got to change. Honoring God is important.
Whatever we look at for a
long time we will be what you become like.
What we spend time with we begin to love. What we say is a portrait of what is in our
heart. It is also an indicator of what
is going on in our lives. Do we belong
to God? Do we care about people? Are you honest? Do we give life or death to others?
God has much to say about
the words we use. I’d like to give you a
glimpse at what God says through the Bible ….
Proverbs 18:21
ESV
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and
those who love it will eat its fruits.
Ephesians 4:29
ESV
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but
only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give
grace to those who hear.
Matthew 12:36
ESV
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give
account for every careless word they speak,
Proverbs 16:24
ESV
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the
soul and health to the body.
Colossians 3:8
ESV
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath,
malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Proverbs 13:3
ESV
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who
opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Romans 12:14
ESV
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse
them.
Colossians 4:6
ESV
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with
salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Proverbs 11:12
ESV
Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man
of understanding remains silent.
Proverbs 27:6
ESV
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the
kisses of an enemy.
Psalm 141:3
ESV
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over
the door of my lips!
The words we use are a big
deal. God said it is true. That is why we have to take it serious. Take our words serious. As a dad my kids need to hear good and
blessings and honesty from me. What I
say in my home matters. That is the
place where we normally let our guard down and will hurt more people than
anywhere else. That should not be.
Go find the HAWK NELSON song
WORDS and be ready to be inspired
and convicted. Our words are important
…Words can build you up. Words
can break you down. Start a fire in your
heart or put it out. Let my words be
life. Let my words be truth. I don’t wanna say a word unless it points the
world back to you!...
If you want what God wants,
you are going to do what God wants you to do.
You will want your words to point people to Jesus and nowhere else. I pray that we will believe what God says,
allow God to transform our lives, and I promise you when those two things
happen the people around us will see Jesus through the words we use.
Proverbs 15:28 NLT
The heart of the godly thinks carefully
before speaking; the mouth of
the wicked overflows with evil words.
It is our words that hurt
people or help people. I close today by
asking you to hold on to the next two Bible verses. Make them your promise and your prayer so that
the words you use will point people to God!
Galatians 5:15 NLT
But if you are always biting and
devouring one another, watch out! Beware of
destroying one another.
Psalm 19:14 NLT
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my
redeemer.
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