Our Words

Perhaps you've heard the phrase "loose lips sink ships" - maybe even known someone who owns such lips. God has something to say about what we say: "A worthless person, a wicked man, is the one who walks with a perverse mouth." (Proverbs 6:12). It's hard sometimes to "catch the meaning" of such a person because his "meaning" is often multiple and varied. I'm sure we've all been caught in a conversation that went south-and-sour before we could blink. Believers are to be careful of their words: "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." (Ephesians 4:29). The origination of our words, of course, is not on the lips but rather in the heart, which is why the psalmist prayed, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer." (Psalm 19:14). What a beautiful and effective prayer for our oft-times "loose lips." May we sink no ships but rather lift high The Name of Jesus with our words!