Thursday Reading: Proverbs 18:20-21
Key Verse: Proverbs 18:20
A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
Devotion:
We can eat food, drink drinks, and generally fill ourselves up and yet we may still feel like we have a huge gap in our lives. We may have a great job, house, car and whatever else we desire, and yet still feel like we need more. This is because what really does please us is not all the trimmings of the world but rather the things that belong in your heart. God created us to be living, caring being and not just animals that live and die.
If we want to be truly satisfied then we have to seek out what it is that will satisfy our souls and not just our bodies. A simple word of love and support can do more than a handful of money; and God wants us to be filled from the inside and not just satisfied on the outside. Yes I know food goes inside your body, but it does not reach deep into your soul like words can. So when someone says that words will never harm them, you can bet they are not thinking of the long term affects that words do have on your inner being!
The one thing that will affect me more than anything is the words that someone says to me. They could take away all my belongings and I may still feel fine; but say something to hurt a friend of mine and I will be sad for a long time… Is that normal? I don’t know, but it should be! We should be able to love each other openly like Christ has taught us. That does not mean free love and sex like the hippie movement but true Christian love. I know it has got me into trouble in the past because people spread rumours, but I continue to follow Christ’s example of love whenever I can!
What you say can always be taken different ways by different people. Being open and honest and loving people as a Christian should will go a lot further than having to watch every single word that comes out of your mouth. Living the life instead of trying to talk it is a lot easier!
Points to Ponder:
Do you talk like a Christian?
Do you live like a Christian?
Thursday 27 Mar 2014
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