I recently heard a statement and exhortation that I have taken to heart and determined to put into practice. This is that statement:
The Vocabulary of Silence: If you can't speak the Word (of God) then SHUT UP!
Now THAT is wise advice! It is born out in these two verses from our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today! Proverbs 13:2-3:
2 A good man eats good from the fruit of his mouth, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence. 3 He who guards his mouth keeps his life, but he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
When we speak God's Word, by faith, He WILL confirm His Word in our lives (Mark 16:20)! Let's make it a 'determined' purpose' to speak the Word of God into every situation that we face! Two more verses really stand out to me from this Proverb today! Verses 13 and 20:
13 Whoever despises the word and counsel [of God] brings destruction upon himself, but he who [reverently] fears and respects the commandment [of God] is rewarded.
20 He who walks [as a companion] with wise men is wise, but he who associates with [self-confident] fools is [a fool himself and] shall smart for it.
When we 'reverently fear' the LORD and His Word, then we WILL be rewarded! HE says so! AMEN! Our associations are vital for our growing up in the things of God! We cannot grow and mature if we are spending much time with those who want nothing to do with God and His Word! Instead, we should be spending MOST of our time with like-minded believers. It is through reading, studying, speaking (to ourselves and others) the Word of God that we grow to a point where we will think, speak and act in accordance with the perfect will of God, and HE can get involved with what we say and do by confirming His Word! THAT is how HE means for us to live! Are YOU ready for this? I hope so! Here is Hillsong with "Look To The Son";
Shalom in Him!
