Piercing or Healing?

For Monday, July 20

Yesterday we heard a timely message on TRUST. We are going to focus on SERVICE over the next few weeks. Our TRUST in God equips us to most effectively serve. How? True sacrificial service to those in the world around us makes us vulnerable and open to attack from those who do not understand our motives. We must be walking in complete TRUST and know our heart or we might hear words coming off our lips that would bring harm and destruction rather than good.

This week our focus will be on “Serving with our Words”. Let’s trust God to guide the words that flow from our lips so that they serve those we speak to and that God be honored through them. Read the following scriptures that focus on the harmful way that words can be used.

“All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.” James 3:7-10

“Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Proverbs 12:18

Reflect and share with others how the wrong words can get in the way of us effectively serving others.
Prayer: “LORD, set a guard over my tongue today. Let my words serve those around me who hear them.” AMEN!