OUR DAILY BREAD : WISE WORDS

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 24


WISE WORDS

READ:
Proverbs 12:18 NIV
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The tongue of the
wise brings healing.
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What is the strongest muscle in the human body? Some say it's the tongue, but it's hard to determine which muscle is the most powerful because muscles don't work alone.

But we do know that the tongue is strong. For a small muscle, it can do a lot of damage. This active little muscular organ that helps us eat, swallow, taste, and begin digestion has a tendency to also assist us in saying things we shouldn't. The tongue is guilty of flattery, cursing, lying, boasting, and harming others. And that's just the short of it.

It sounds like a pretty dangerous muscle, doesn't it? But here's the good thing: It doesn't have to be that way. When we are controlled by the Holy Spirit, our tongues can be turned to great good. We can speak of God's righteousness (PS. 35:28) and justice (37:30). We can speak truth (15:2), show love (1 JOHN 3:18), and confess sin (1 JOHN 1:9(.

The writer of Proverbs 12:18 spells out one of the best uses of the tongue: "The tongue of the wise brings healing" (NIV). Imagine how we could glorify the One who made our tongues when he helps us use it to bring healing__not harm__to everyone we talk to.

** Please guard each word we say so we reflect You and Your love.
help our tongues speak words of healing and not harm.
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Encourage one another and build each other up. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV

****************************Today's Bible Reading _ Proverbs 10:18-21; 12:17-19****************************
18 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, and whoever
spreads slander is a fool.

19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he
who restrains his lips is wise. 20 The tongue of the righteous is
choice silver; the heart of the wicked is worth little. 21 The lips
of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

Proverbs 12
17 He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false
witness, deceit. 18 There is one who speaks like the piercings
of a sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health. 19 The
truthful lip shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is
but for a moment.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Proverbs warns us of the consequences of our
words (PROV. 10:20-21; 12:13, 18; 13:3; 16:24,27-28; 18:7; 22:5; 25:11-12). Wrong words
are likened to a powerful fire (16:27) and weapons of war (12:18,25:18;
26:18). A wise person is one who is restrained and judicious in his
speech. Interestingly, we are reminded that if we keep silent, we
will never say the wrong thing (10:19) and we will even be thought to
be wise (17:28).