November 30, 2022 … Our Words Have Power …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 334 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics of  Hawk Nelson singing … Words … poignantly and powerfully singing about the power of our words to build us up or tear us down.  

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Highlight Passage: … Proverbs 15:4  [NLT] …  

4 Gentle words are a tree of life; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.   

… God’s Spirit, thru Solomon, shows the power of our words to build up or tear down.                                                                  

Highlight Passage (Context): … Proverbs 15:1-7 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon speaks Godly wisdom about the power of the tongue                                                  

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Reference Passage: … Matthew 12:37, 15:18 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …

…  God’s Spirit, thru Jesus Himself, declares that the power of our words comes from the depths of our hearts.      

Reference Passage: … Luke 6:45 [NLT] …  

45 A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.

…  Jesus shows His followers that the words we speak come from the depths of our heart.        

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:29 [NLT] … 

29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. 

…  Paul strongly exhorts fellow Christians to use our words wisely because of the power of the tongue to encourage or discourage others. 

Reference Passage: … Colossians 4:6 [NLT] … 

6 Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.  

…  Paul again exhorts fellow Christians to use our conversations to bring about Godly responses in others.  

Reference Passage: … James 3:7-10 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … 

…  God’s word, thru James, teaches about the power of the tongue to build up or to tear down. 

                                                                              

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Tom Felton… AT THIS LINK …   … shows how the intensity and frequency of a rattlesnake’s rattle has the power to fend off threats of other animals, just as our speech can have great power in dealing with others.  

And I would hope - and pray - that all reading here with me have taken in - and believe - the truth which is taught in the linked song and the Scriptures above; … that there is great power in how we use our words and our speech to deal with others.  No less than Jesus Himself, … as well as Solomon, the Apostle Paul, and Jesus’ brother, James, … all speak truth about the power of the tongue to build up or tear down our relationships with others. 

I pray today that all of us take God’s truth (above) to heart; because out of our hearts comes the well-spring of Godly wisdom, thru our words,  to build up and encourage others.                           

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for showing us how to use our words powerfully to edify and encourage others.      

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to use our words wisely, as You have in Your word, Lord, to edify and encourage others.   …  Amen

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