When The Words Of Our Mouth Can Be Compared To The “Well Of Life” This Demonstrates That God Is In Control Of Us The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. (Pr. 10:11) Let The Words Of My Mouth - https://youtube/watch?v=SoFcBtqYTBs This morning the Lord is reminding us that the word of our mouth demonstrates whether or not we are connected to Him. You see my friend; it is out of the abundance of our heart that our mouth speaketh. Whatever sits deep into our heart will eventually come to the surface. In Prov. 10:11 King Solomon said, “The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.” How do we really get the words of our mouth to become a well of life? We certainly cannot speak words that edify the soul of others without spending quality time in the study of God’s words. We cannot expect to speak words that uplift the souls of others if we are not daily communing with God in prayer. My friend; this morning the Lord is calling us to draw closer to Him. He is calling us to put aside the heavy weight of the things of this world so that we can spend more time with Him in quiet meditation. When we read about the life of the apostles, they did not really speak words that edify the souls of men until they were baptized with the Holy Spirit. Unity among the disciples of Jesus was realized only after the day of Pentecost. Unless every single one of us die to self daily and allow the Holy Spirit to take full control of every single area of our lives we are never going to speak words that bring life into the souls of other. We must remember that the ability to speak these words is not a function of the church we attend. It is not a function of our participation in evangelistic activities. It is not a function of how much money we give in tithe and offerings. Although all of these things are important and have a place in the life of the followers of Christ, only those who have the King of kings reigning in their lives will speak words of life. I pray that we will ask God to help us today to let the words of our heart and the meditation our heart be acceptable in His sight. Let us pray that we will continue to allow the light of Jesus to shine through us so that others may be drawn to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ; the One and only. There is a wonderful power in silence. When impatient words are spoken to you, do not retaliate. Words spoken in reply to one who is angry usually act as a whip, lashing the temper into greater fury. But anger met by silence quickly dies away. Let the Christian bridle his tongue, firmly resolving not to speak harsh, impatient words. With the tongue bridled, he may be victorious in every trial of patience through which he is called to pass. In his own strength man cannot rule his spirit. But through Christ he may gain self-control. In His strength he may bring his thoughts and words into subjection to the will of God. The religion of Christ brings the emotions under the control of reason and disciplines the tongue. Under its influence the hasty temper is subdued, and the heart is filled with patience and gentleness. (Messages to Young People, pg. 136 – Ellen G. White) Cease to dwell upon the shortcomings of others. Keep the tongue sanctified unto God. Refrain from saying anything that might detract from the influence of another; for by indulging in these words of criticism, you blaspheme Gods holy name as verily as you would were you to swear. . . . We need especially to guard against having a tongue that is sanctified to Satan. The tongue that God has given is to be used to glorify Him in speech. Unless it is, we shall be standing directly in the way of Gods work in this world, and the judgments of heaven will surely fall upon us . (SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5, pg. 1093 – Ellen G. White) The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. Isaiah 50:4. If we have Christ abiding with us, we shall be Christians at home as well as abroad. He who is a Christian will have kind words for his relatives and associates. He will be kind, courteous, loving, sympathetic, and will be educating himself for an abode with the family above. If he is a member of the royal family, he will represent the kingdom to which he is going. He will speak with gentleness to his children, for he will realize that they too are heirs of God, members of the heavenly court. Among the children of God no spirit of harshness dwells. Some pride themselves on being outspoken, blunt, and rough, and they call this frankness; but it is not rightly named, it is selfishness of the deepest dye. Christ is always calm and dignified, and those who labor with Him will use in their work the oil of grace. Their words and actions will be soothing. We must educate the soul to be pitiful, gentle, tender, full of forgiveness and compassion. While we lay aside all vanity, all foolish talking, jesting, and joking, we are not to become cold, unsympathetic, and unsocial. The Spirit of the Lord is to rest upon you until you shall be like a fragrant flower from the garden of God. You are to keep talking of the light, of Jesus, the Sun of Righteousness, until you shall change from glory to glory, from character to character, going on from strength to strength, and reflecting more and more of the precious image of Jesus. Christ is ever ready to impart of His riches, and we should gather the jewels that come from Him, that, when we speak, these jewels may drop from our lips. (My Life Today, pg. 196 – Ellen G. White)
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