A Call for Repentance - Day 3: Lord forgive us for using the words of our mouth to annul Your word.
- araratchurch
- Aug 13, 2024
- 2 min read
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.”
Proverbs 18:21 AMP
Have you ever heard of someone “talking out of both sides of their mouth”? This phrase references someone who says one thing at one time, and the opposite at another time. Often, one side speaks truth, while the other side speaks a lie. Often, one side speaks good of a person, but behind their back, speaks vitriol from the other side.
Now, the worst kind of this both-sides-of-the-mouth behavior is when the word of the Lord is spoken from one side of the mouth; and then what goes directly against His word, is a spoken out of the other side.
Have you ever said things like, “I’ll never get well,” or “They’ll never amount to anything,” or “This always happens to me”? These types of statements directly contradict the word of God and His promises and instruction to us. Like it or not, when we speak things that contradict or distort the word of God, we are doing the devil’s work.
“For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”
James 3:7-10 ESV
James points out that our mouth should not be used to spew both bitter and sweet water. And when we do so, we should not expect the Lord‘s word to work for us when we want it to work for us.
Let’s repent today for using our words to annul the effectiveness of the word of God in our own lives, and in the lives of others. Let us pray these words with David:
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”
Psalms 19:14 NLT
Yes and amen!
Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!
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