Put away from thee a froward
mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Be Wise With Your Mouth
Hooty the owl has been working at the Who's Who
Wiseshop for many years and He's had a lot of people come through to buy this
and that. He has heard people talking
about other people and he has heard people cursing and using God's name in
vain. It really makes him feel very sad
because these things are not wise to do.
We all should know that what we say with our mouths matters, because it
matters to God. As a matter of a fact,
God has told us in His word that we will be held accountable for every word we
say and we will be held accountable for every word we do not say as well.
Through Solomon - God tells
us in Proverbs 4: 24 - Put away from
thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
God does not want us hurting
other people with our words by talking about others in a way that will harm
them. He does not want us using his name
in a way that is unnecessary especially with curse words. One of the ten commandments teaches us not to
use the Lords name in vain. He doesn't
want us talking proudly or arrogantly in a way that exalts ourselves above God
or others. In Philippians 2:3 Let
nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each
esteem other better than themselves.
What we say or don't say matters because it could cause harm to another
person and we displease the Lord in either way of disobedience.
Though our memory verse just
speaks of what we should put far from us, we know we need to replace words of
perverseness and pride with words that are honest and courteous. We should be thoughtful of others needs and
to think before we talk. God wants our
mouth filled with praise and thankfulness towards Him and to also show
thankfulness to others. He does not want
us walking about life complaining and grumbling.
Now we know that Hooty is
just a pretend owl but there are people that hear the words you say wherever
you go. I'm sure there is someone out
there like hooty who has heard things like people cursing or saying
things that are harmful to others. I
know we all say things we are sorry for in life, but that's all the reason to
keep our hearts right with the Lord and recalling what the bible says and listening
to its instruction.
Now we know, that the Lord
cares about what we say... There is one particular story in God's word that
comes to my mind that speaks of something that was not said. In the story of the lepers only one came back to
thank the Lord out of nine that were healed.
God wants us to thank him and He wants us to thank others. While I was thinking about this lesson. I thought of some people who were very kind
to us during the Christmas season who gave us an unexpected gift. We have forgotten to thank them. We are all human and sometimes we have things
going on that we forget to do the right things.
It is never too late to say thank-you for the thoughtfulness of
others.
God wants us to be honest and
truthful people. Now I know that
sometimes we say things by mistake that may not be true..we are human and
sometimes our memory fails us. God wants
us to be a person who is wise in what we share and what we don't share. When a child is small you don't always tell
them everything because they are too young to handle everything. In this case it would be wise not to say
everything.
God does not want us to be purposely
telling lies. He does not want us
telling lies about other people or ourselves.
God will not bless a person who practices lying. God blesses those that follow after the
things of wisdom.
What we say or don't say effects
other people and our relationship to God.
If you have been using your mouth in a way that displeases the Lord and
continue to do so with no repentance then God will deal with you if you are truly
his child. God wants each of us to
confess the sins of our lips to Him and choose with his help to lead a life of
honesty and purity in what we say and what we live.
I conclude this morning's
lesson with this verse :
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication
proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that
it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Dear Father, Help each one
here today to confess the sin of our lips and help us be a person who is wise
in how we use our mouth. help us to be
thoughtful and thankful in our speech.
Cause us to be conscious in
our choice of words we use each day. Help each one of us to understand that you
will bless a person who blesses you with their lips but you will not bless a
person who is continually using his lips for evil. In
Christ's name. Amen
Susan Nikitenko
February 1st, 2014
Lessons
Proverbs 4:20-27
20 son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
List Of Lessons From These Verses:
Be Wise With Your Ears -
Be Wise With Your Heart (Mind And Heart)
Be Wise With Your Mouth-
Be Wise With Your Eyes-
Be Wise Where You Go -
Be Wise In Your Habits -
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Follow Here For Lesson: Be Wise With Your Ears
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