Webbijbel
Gert-Jan Van Zanten
Your speech have betrayeth you......
When we look at all the words of our Maker, we find a significant
part begin used in relation to our speech and how we use our tongue.
As the little children song so eloquently says: “O be careful little
tongue what you say”.
David spoke these words.
Psa 19:14 Let the words
of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy
sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.
It was the desire of the heart of David to have his words acceptable
unto His maker.
David realized that he might be speaking words that would not be in
its proper place, so he prayed that God would be his guide.
The average person speaks about 10.000 words per day. Do we realize
this? How many of these words are words that are being used in the
way God intents for them to be used?
Let us look into the mirror of His will.
We should be concerned with our speech. Listen to the words of the
old and wise man.................
Pro 15:1 A soft answer
turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
Have you ever had it happen to you that you got a very harsh word?
Well, changes are you spoke harsh too. As God's precious people
re-created in His image we need to learn that our speech is always
seasoned with salt. Salt has the quality of preserving. A soft
spoken word has a sure way of preserving friendships.
Listen to the words of our Master teacher.
Col 4:5 Walk in wisdom
toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Col 4:6 Let your speech
be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye
ought to answer each one.
In our lives we need to give an account of our belief in God, to
those that are without, we are to give an answer that is seasoned
with salt, this means that in the way that we speak we can either
turn this person from God or towards God. When we carefully choose
our words there is a bigger change this person will listen then when
we speak harsh or without compassion.
Remember that all people in the world are lost in sin, they are all
entangled in sin and need to come out of it. They are all victims of
sin, they are victims of their own chosen ways.
We need to pull them out and one way of doing this is how we use our
tongue.
And we listen again to the old and wise man....................
Pro 25:11 A word fitly
spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.
Wow, the difference our speech can make. Words that are carefully
chosen are like apples of gold on a silver platter. Have we ever
seen apples of gold on a silver platter?
Well, I can assure you, many will come and have a look at it. It
will draw a crowd!!!!
What about our speech...................isn't it good to listen to
someone who has wise words to speak? Isn't it a joy and pleasant to
our heart when other speak true words of wisdom that are very
carefully chosen. Does that describe your speech?
The same old and wise man said..............
Pro 16:24 Pleasant words
are as a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the
bones.
This verse helps us to understand that pleasant words are like a
honeycomb, honey is sweet and good for our bodies. Words that are
carefully chosen are sweet, and we all need them.
So it is with words that are pleasant, pleasant words are health to
our bones.
Another version use the words “medicine to our bones”.
And that is what pleasant words will do, they will be a like
a medicine. When we get medicine from the doctor and we use them we
can often feel the effect quickly, and it will heal our bodies. So
it is with words that are carefully spoken. Words that are pleasant
has an effect like a medicine, it will bring healing to the hurting
heart, healing to a broken heart and we have many around us!!!!
Ever had a good talk with someone who was a good listener?
Ever had someone “really listen to you”, and gave you words of
wisdom out of a godly and compassionate heart...........well, I am
sure that did you good.
Mat 12:36 And I say unto
you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give
account thereof in the day of judgment.
When we listen to other words of our master-teacher we understand
that we even have to give an account of ever idle word that we have
spoken.
The word “idle” is a word that has the meaning of being
inactive,
that is, unemployed; (by implication) lazy,
useless: - barren, idle, slow.
So idle words are words that are out of place. It describes words
without function. When we do not speak with seasoned talk, out talk
is barren. When we speak with harsh words, our speech is barren. How
is your speech? What words did you use towards your wife, just to
break her off? What words did you use toward your child that was
unkind?
What words have you spoken today to your husband that were unkind?
Which words did you speak to your colleague that were out of place?
What about that little lie?
What about that word that was spoken in revenge?
What about that joke that was out of place?
James, by inspiration, said it in these words.................
Jas 3:11 Doth the
fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and
bitter?
Dear brothers and sisters, let us all listen to our speech and then
listen to the one of another. Let us first be our own judge before
we become another men's judge.
Brothers and sisters, let us talk with speech that is truly seasoned
with compassion, with tender care, with love and tenderness.
As is often being said: “It is not what you said, but how you said
it”.
Let us be careful. Let us be encouragers, even in the way we talk.
