Proverbs 24:28—Do not be a witness against your neighbor
without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.
When I was a little girl, I learned that if I had nothing
nice to say, I just shouldn’t say anything at all. It seems, though, the older we get the less
people remember this lesson. There are
some people out there that only feel self-worth when they tear down others
around them. When we speak out against
others, we wield great power against their Spirits. God has breathed life into each and every one
of us, and we know He sent His Son to die for each and every one of us—who are
we to use our words to harm a person God cherishes and holds dear? When dealing with others and speaking about
others, not only must we carefully examine our motivations, but we must
constantly guard what we choose to manifest in words. Our choices and actions ought to guard our
relationships and protect our fellow man from the potentially devastating
effects of our words.
Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, worship God as
the Breath of Life. Praise Him for being
the Word and giving us His Word. Pray
that your heart and spirit would be pure and that the Holy Spirit would guide
your every thought and word to build up others around you. Ask God to protect you from the negative
words of others and to shine His Light through you that you might be a guide
for peace in this world.
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