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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-03-2018
This is devotional thought number 58 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.” (Proverbs 17:27, NET).
I have said it before and I will say it again, “The power of life and death is in the tongue.” We need to put a prayerful guard on our speech. We can build up or destroy through our speech. We can support life or condemn to death with our words. Our speaking can be like cool water to a thirsty soul or like pouring gasoline on an inflamed person who needs guidance.
When I was young, a rapper said, “Real bad boys move in silence.” While I don’t make it a habit to quote rappers, no truer words can be said. Of course, in the culture to whom he spoke, there was an underlying, positive meaning, that suggested that the loudest mouths don’t necessarily have the most to say. The ones who make the most noise are no necessarily the ones who make the most difference. The one beating the pots and pans for attention are not necessarily the ones who should actually be in the spotlight. If those who embrace the world’s paradigm understand this, what about God’s people?
Many of you are the embodiment of our theme text for today. You embrace the 2:1 ears to mouth ratio. You espouse the 2:1 eyes to mouth ratio. You observe and process more than you speak. You choose not to blurt out every fleeting thought that enters your mind. You choose to let your words be always sprinkled with grace. You give soft answers while others spew vitriol like angry volcanos. When you do need to be passionate and advocate for freedom, justice, equity, and the rights of the voiceless, you are circumspect, measured, and wise when you speak, and act. You embrace the outgrowth of the fruit of the Spirit, which manifests as self control.
Wise people choose their words carefully and use them economically, so when they are heard, the hearers recognize their value. Calmness in the presence of life’s storms, as long as our trust is in Him who calmed the troubled waters, is a virtue we would all do well to pursue. Let God be in charge of the fortress that houses your words. Let Him help you open or close the gate as He sees fit, and you will be seen as wise in the kingdom of God.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-03-2018
This is devotional thought number 58 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.” (Proverbs 17:27, NET).
I have said it before and I will say it again, “The power of life and death is in the tongue.” We need to put a prayerful guard on our speech. We can build up or destroy through our speech. We can support life or condemn to death with our words. Our speaking can be like cool water to a thirsty soul or like pouring gasoline on an inflamed person who needs guidance.
When I was young, a rapper said, “Real bad boys move in silence.” While I don’t make it a habit to quote rappers, no truer words can be said. Of course, in the culture to whom he spoke, there was an underlying, positive meaning, that suggested that the loudest mouths don’t necessarily have the most to say. The ones who make the most noise are no necessarily the ones who make the most difference. The one beating the pots and pans for attention are not necessarily the ones who should actually be in the spotlight. If those who embrace the world’s paradigm understand this, what about God’s people?
Many of you are the embodiment of our theme text for today. You embrace the 2:1 ears to mouth ratio. You espouse the 2:1 eyes to mouth ratio. You observe and process more than you speak. You choose not to blurt out every fleeting thought that enters your mind. You choose to let your words be always sprinkled with grace. You give soft answers while others spew vitriol like angry volcanos. When you do need to be passionate and advocate for freedom, justice, equity, and the rights of the voiceless, you are circumspect, measured, and wise when you speak, and act. You embrace the outgrowth of the fruit of the Spirit, which manifests as self control.
Wise people choose their words carefully and use them economically, so when they are heard, the hearers recognize their value. Calmness in the presence of life’s storms, as long as our trust is in Him who calmed the troubled waters, is a virtue we would all do well to pursue. Let God be in charge of the fortress that houses your words. Let Him help you open or close the gate as He sees fit, and you will be seen as wise in the kingdom of God.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
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Thoughts in Worship
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-03-2018
This is devotional thought number 58 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.” (Proverbs 17:27, NET).
I have said it before and I will say it again, “The power of life and death is in the tongue.” We need to put a prayerful guard on our speech. We can build up or destroy through our speech. We can support life or condemn to death with our words. Our speaking can be like cool water to a thirsty soul or like pouring gasoline on an inflamed person who needs guidance.
When I was young, a rapper said, “Real bad boys move in silence.” While I don’t make it a habit to quote rappers, no truer words can be said. Of course, in the culture to whom he spoke, there was an underlying, positive meaning, that suggested that the loudest mouths don’t necessarily have the most to say. The ones who make the most noise are no necessarily the ones who make the most difference. The one beating the pots and pans for attention are not necessarily the ones who should actually be in the spotlight. If those who embrace the world’s paradigm understand this, what about God’s people?
Many of you are the embodiment of our theme text for today. You embrace the 2:1 ears to mouth ratio. You espouse the 2:1 eyes to mouth ratio. You observe and process more than you speak. You choose not to blurt out every fleeting thought that enters your mind. You choose to let your words be always sprinkled with grace. You give soft answers while others spew vitriol like angry volcanos. When you do need to be passionate and advocate for freedom, justice, equity, and the rights of the voiceless, you are circumspect, measured, and wise when you speak, and act. You embrace the outgrowth of the fruit of the Spirit, which manifests as self control.
Wise people choose their words carefully and use them economically, so when they are heard, the hearers recognize their value. Calmness in the presence of life’s storms, as long as our trust is in Him who calmed the troubled waters, is a virtue we would all do well to pursue. Let God be in charge of the fortress that houses your words. Let Him help you open or close the gate as He sees fit, and you will be seen as wise in the kingdom of God.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)
Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Audio Link: https://www.spreaker.com/user/reachmanyradio/thoughts-in-worship-04-03-2018
This is devotional thought number 58 in our devotional series titled, “Wisdom for the Ages.”
“The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.” (Proverbs 17:27, NET).
I have said it before and I will say it again, “The power of life and death is in the tongue.” We need to put a prayerful guard on our speech. We can build up or destroy through our speech. We can support life or condemn to death with our words. Our speaking can be like cool water to a thirsty soul or like pouring gasoline on an inflamed person who needs guidance.
When I was young, a rapper said, “Real bad boys move in silence.” While I don’t make it a habit to quote rappers, no truer words can be said. Of course, in the culture to whom he spoke, there was an underlying, positive meaning, that suggested that the loudest mouths don’t necessarily have the most to say. The ones who make the most noise are no necessarily the ones who make the most difference. The one beating the pots and pans for attention are not necessarily the ones who should actually be in the spotlight. If those who embrace the world’s paradigm understand this, what about God’s people?
Many of you are the embodiment of our theme text for today. You embrace the 2:1 ears to mouth ratio. You espouse the 2:1 eyes to mouth ratio. You observe and process more than you speak. You choose not to blurt out every fleeting thought that enters your mind. You choose to let your words be always sprinkled with grace. You give soft answers while others spew vitriol like angry volcanos. When you do need to be passionate and advocate for freedom, justice, equity, and the rights of the voiceless, you are circumspect, measured, and wise when you speak, and act. You embrace the outgrowth of the fruit of the Spirit, which manifests as self control.
Wise people choose their words carefully and use them economically, so when they are heard, the hearers recognize their value. Calmness in the presence of life’s storms, as long as our trust is in Him who calmed the troubled waters, is a virtue we would all do well to pursue. Let God be in charge of the fortress that houses your words. Let Him help you open or close the gate as He sees fit, and you will be seen as wise in the kingdom of God.
A word to the foolish is wasteful. A word to the wise is sufficient.—L. David Harris (www.LDavidHarris.com)