Peace Keeper #5- Watching What We Say, Part 2 (TMF:719)

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Peace to Live By: Peace Keeper #5- Watching What We Say, Part 2 (TMF:719) - Daniel Litton
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       If we don’t carefully consider what we say to other people, we can end up saying things that hurts them, and in turn causes our peace to be gone. Words from ourselves to others can either build them up or tear them down. There are times when it is necessary to rebuke, correct, warn, and do things along those lines. But most of the time our speech should be uplifting to those around us. We are to be encouraging each other, building each other up (see 1 Thessalonians 5:11, ESV). The words we speak out of our mouths are very important to God. Indeed, he is going to judge us each individually for the things we have said. Saying wrong things about God or things that tear down others will cost us reward and make life less enjoyable in the here and now. The Apostle Paul told the Colossians: “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator” (Colossians 3:9-10, ESV).