Today’s reading in Daily in His Presence by David Jeremiah reminds us of the power of words. I like his analogy from the Proverbs he uses to back up his message. This is a good message today, please take time to read it.
Words can hurt and words can heal he tells us in the last paragraph. This is such a true statement. Think of a time when you said something to someone and immediately you wish you hadn’t. You understood the magnitude of those words and no matter what you followed it up with, the words stung. You may have been very sorry but the words were now in the other persons mind and heart. How do you right such a wrong? Well that depends I guess on whom you were speaking to. Everyone will process negative, or hurtful words in a different way. The important thing is to say that you were truly sorry and try to find a way to start afresh.
Words that bring healing are most welcomed when someone is experiencing sorrow, loss, sickness, heartache, anger, etc.; in other words a range of emotions. Our words can be the glue that holds things together, or stitches that bind a wound, or velvet that makes us feel special. Words are a powerful directive to move us from a place of not wanting to do anything, to, a place of seeing us complete a task which seemed impossible. There is power in good words and help in words of compassion and direction.
As David says in the last paragraph, “Ask God to give your speech that is considered and weighed as to its outcome before you speak — words that bless and build up others. Now these are good words and David sure has a way of putting words together to get a point across and fill our minds and hearts with God’s love.
The scripture David uses under the title of his reading, is Proverbs 10:19 from the New King James Version and when I read it in the Good News Bible it reads as follows:
(19) The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.
So folks, at this point I choose to be quiet. Enjoy your day, quietly, in the Lord.
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