Words of Grace

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it.” Ephesians 4v29 (AMP)

Beloved, how are the words that are coming out of your mouth? Are they foul? Are they polluting – corrupting yourself and the hearers? Are they evil? Are they unwholesome? Are they worthless? How are the words, the music you are listening to? Ephesians 4v29 encourages us that these sorts of words should never come out of our mouths. On the other hand, we should let the words we speak be good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others. Wow. We should speak words that are fitting to the need and the occasion. When we are about to speak, we can ask, is this appropriate? Is this needed? Does this occasion call for it? At the end of the day, these words should be a blessing and give grace to those who hear it. Matthew 12v36 (AMP) tells us that “But I tell you, on the day of judgment men will have to give account for every idle (inoperative, nonworking) word they speak.” The Easy to Read Version says “I tell you that everyone will have to answer for all the careless things they have said. This will happen on the day of judgment.”

Prayer

Father, I thank You for Your Word this day. Father, grant me grace that the words that I speak will be words of grace, edifying to those around me. Let my speech always be gracious, and pleasant and seasoned with salt in Jesus name, amen.