MEASURE
EACH WORD
Fourth
of five in Wholeness Series
Leviticus
14:36
Leviticus
14:36: “The priest is to order the house
to be emptied before he goes in to examine the mold, so that nothing in the
house will be pronounced unclean. After
this the priest is to go in and inspect the house.”
Mold, or mildew, is a creeping
fungus that causes breathing and lung problems for those who are allergic to
it. It usually forms in moist places,
where things don’t dry out well. Once
mold is inside a house, it’s very hard to get rid of. The lesson linked after the ending of this
devotion shows how the priest would go about making the mold-infected house
safe to live in.
First, everything is to be removed
from the house. Since the house is
proclaimed to be unclean, taking everything out protects them from also having
to be destroyed. Proper speech is so
dangerous because it infects a person’s heart and contaminates the mind. Before long—others are infected with the
poison that spews from unchecked speech—destroying as it spreads.
This Wholeness series is designed to remind people to measure every word
before unwholesome speech becomes habit.
When believers in Christ realize that they now possess renewed minds,
they can choose wholesome words on purpose.
The Holy Spirit helps us towards God-pleasing speech (2 Corinthians
4:16, 5:17).
Proper and positive speech isn’t
normal human behavior. Believers battle
with overhearing gossip every day. Some
things we can do to change wrong speech into right is listed here: We can change the subject. We can also say something nice about the
person that would negate the trash being said.
We can also suggest why the person has done whatever is the subject of
that gossip. Understanding why people do
things often leads to compassion.
Years ago, people could send a
telegram anywhere in the world. The
messages sent were short and to the point.
People began to dread telegrams because they usually brought bad news. Often, telegrams were misunderstood because too
few words were used to relay a message. The
person sending a telegram was charged a fee for each word used. “New baby arrived,” could mean that a baby
was just born, or an adopted baby was delivered to someone.
Take
Home Nugget
So, with words
having this importance, shouldn’t we choose every spoken word carefully? Jesus warns that there are consequences to improper
speech. Matthew 12:36-37 says, “But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of
judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and
by your words you will be condemned.”
One word—huge consequences
J.D.
Griffith
Written
for http://www.Biblestudyforkids.com
Written for www.BibleStudyForKids.com
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