Thought For Today: “Our Words Reveal Much”

The words we speak reveal the condition of our hearts. Jesus said that it’s what’s in a person’s heart that inevitably comes out of their mouth.

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45)

The Apostle James likens how we speak to others as a well of water revealing the purity of our hearts and our spirit.

“Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?” (James 3:10-11)

It has been determined we spend up to ten years of our lives talking. Therefore, it’s important we submit our hearts and our tongues to Jesus and give Him control over them, since life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).

The words we speak reveals what is truly in our heart, so let’s speak life through faith in Jesus Christ.