A Powerful Little Weapon
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 18:21
Solomon describes one of the most powerful yet smallest weapons we have - our words. They can uplift a person or crush a person, simply by how we use them. And he cautions us that we will eat the fruit thereof and fruit follows the tree. You can't get bad fruit from a good tree nor good fruit from a bad tree. Likewise, we can't expect to be uplifted if we continually bash others with our words. While a simple concept, many fail to understand or follow the guidance.
Jesus put it more bluntly in Matthew 12:37 - For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. When it comes to judgment day, we will be judged based upon our words. Kind of scary, isn't it? How has your words been lately? Make sure that you use your little weapon wisely. For how you use it will determine your judgment in heaven!
Proverbs 18:21
Solomon describes one of the most powerful yet smallest weapons we have - our words. They can uplift a person or crush a person, simply by how we use them. And he cautions us that we will eat the fruit thereof and fruit follows the tree. You can't get bad fruit from a good tree nor good fruit from a bad tree. Likewise, we can't expect to be uplifted if we continually bash others with our words. While a simple concept, many fail to understand or follow the guidance.
Jesus put it more bluntly in Matthew 12:37 - For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. When it comes to judgment day, we will be judged based upon our words. Kind of scary, isn't it? How has your words been lately? Make sure that you use your little weapon wisely. For how you use it will determine your judgment in heaven!
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