How Do Your Words Sound?
Reflection of God’s Glory
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Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak]. Ephesians 4:29 AMP
When you match up this scripture with the past 24 hours of the use of your words, how do you measure up?
My mother was a true ‘lady’, NEVER letting an off-color word pass her lips. She would always find a work around. My dad, too, was not a cursing man. The strongest word he would say was ‘dang’. I think that I am much like them, keeping my words as clean as possible.
For me, I take the Ten Commandments VERY seriously.
Do you remember this one of the ten?
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain [that is, irreverently, in false affirmations or in ways that impugn the character of God]; for the Lord will not hold guiltless nor leave unpunished the one who takes His name in vain [disregarding its reverence and its power]. Exodus 20:7 AMP
I figured that when God wrote the commandments on tablets of stone TWICE, He meant every word of them.
Too often, we hear God’s name flippantly used as ‘Oh my….’ Even that makes me cringe because our minds fill in the blank so that it is like we said it outright. We MUST avoid that!
We want to honor God with our mouths, not dishonor Him!
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How are you doing obeying Ephesians 4:29? As quoted above, it says:
Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak]. Ephesians 4:29 AMP
People in our world now spew all sorts of hateful and foul words just in their ‘normal’ conversations.
It’s UGLY to say it, to hear it, and to let them incubate in our minds so that we begin repeating those very words.
Will you join with me to help clean up this mess we are making with our words?
Let’s keep our words clean and in honoring God!
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Dawn Ulmer, a follower of Jesus and a retired Registered Nurse, has enjoyed writing since the age of 19 when she wrote ‘My Philosophy of Nursing’. Presently, she is enjoying writing on Medium, her favorite platform.
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