We Are What We Speak!
The words that proceed from our
mouth echo the thoughts and intentions of our heart. The heart, or
our innermost being, is the place where the spirit of God dwells, or
the spirit of the devil and evil. When the spirit of evil dominates
the heart, no good thing can come from our lips, but when the spirit
of God dominates the heart, the words of our mouth brings forth good
things.
As a cesspool when open to the air
gives foul odors, so the corrupt evil heart of man sends forth a
stench from the mouth which speaks blasphemy, and dishonors God and
pollutes men. Only after the heart of man is cleansed and purified,
and purged of all evil, and the Holy Spirit enter in, by having
received Christ as savior, will the words of our mouth have a sweet
fragrance and be pleasing to God and edify man.
Be careful little tongue what you
speak, for God holds us accountable for every word that proceeds from
our lips.
“O generation of vipers, how can
ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the
heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil
treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, that every
idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in
the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shall be justified, and
by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” Matthew 12: 34-37.
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