Daily Choices. Spirit Over Flesh. Proverbs 24:16
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 (ESV) Psalm 19 ends with a prayer, not a strategy, not a five-step plan….
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 (ESV) Ephesians 4:29 uses the word corrupting;…
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matthew 12:34b (ESV) When you restock a fruit display you pull everything out first, because the fruit at the very bottom has usually gone bad. And rotten fruit does…
“The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18 (ESV) Proverbs 26 says that someone who wounds a neighbor and then says “I was only joking” is like a maniac shooting…
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) Seven thousand words a day. Spoken, texted, typed, posted. Most of us never stop to think about whether…
Fruitful Words Week 3 This week, we’re talking about something we use 7,000 times a day and almost never stop to think about. Our words. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it…