WORTHY
WORDS
BREAD
19 Therefore
this is what the Lord says: “If
you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not
worthless, words, you will be my spokesman.”
Jeremiah 15:19 (NIV)
14 May
the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalms 19:14 (NIV)
23 A wise
man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. 24 Pleasant words are a
honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:23-24 (NIV)
1 In the
presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead,
and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge: 2 Preach the Word; be prepared
in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage--with great patience
and careful instruction. 3 For
the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to
suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers
to say what their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will turn their ears away
from the truth and turn aside to myths.
2 Timothy 4:1-4 (NIV)
20 The
tongue of the righteous is choice silver.
Proverbs 10:20 (NIV)
17 Pay
attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I
teach, 18 for it
is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your
lips.
Proverbs 22:17-18 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Cold words freeze
people, hot words scorch them, and bitter words make them bitter. Kind words produce their image on men’s
souls; and a beautiful image it is.”
Blaise Pascal
“In an
age bereft of courageous leadership, declining biblical literacy, and rising
cultural accommodation, a faithful voice from the gospel center is needed- a
voice that prophetically speaks the ancient text to our contemporary context.” The
National Gospel Coalition
“People never improve unless they
look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.” Tryon Edwards
“Each day offers us an
opportunity to build or to tear down. We do both with our actions, attitudes,
and most of all, with our words. Wherever you are today, the critical question
to ask yourself is, ‘Am I building or am I tearing down?’” Donna Evans
“One morning lately, in speaking of some small trouble, I quoted ‘In
everything give thanks,’ and at once someone answered ‘But I cannot give thanks
for everything.’ Now if our God tells us to do a thing and we say cannot, there
is something wrong somewhere, for we all know the words ‘I can do all things
through Christ which strengthens me’ - that is, all things commanded. It is
treason to say ‘I cannot.’ But first we should make sure that we are commanded
to do this. The text says give thanks IN
everything, not FOR everything. All God's biddings are enabling’s. We can do
that. We will do
that.” Amy Carmichael
“Work to help others, and especially strive to encourage
them. Talk cheerily to the young and
anxious inquirer, lovingly try to remove obstacles out of his way. When you find a spark of grace in the heart, kneel
down and blow it into a flame. Leave the
young believer to discover the roughness of the road by degrees, but tell him
of the strength which dwells in God, of the sureness of the promise, and of the
charms of communion with Christ. Aim to
comfort the sorrowful, and to animate the hopeless. Speak a word in season to him who is weary,
and encourage those who are fearful to go on their way with gladness. God encourages you by His promises; Christ
encourages you as He points to the heaven He has won for you, and the Spirit encourages
you as He works in you to will and to do of His own will and pleasure. Imitate divine wisdom, and encourage others.” Charles H. Spurgeon
HEART SAVOR
- · I am to speak worthy not worthless words. I am to watch my words! Just as I cannot get toothpaste back in the tube neither can I retrieve a word I have spoken.
- · God’s Word speaks Truth – always. It encourages and strengthens and is profitable to the hearer. Hiding it in my heart makes it readily available to help others while speaking to them as it peels back the veil of darkness in their understanding by shining in the light of Truth.
- · I am to pay attention to the sayings of the wise.
