"for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things." Matthew 12: 34-35
Sometimes our words don't linger long in our minds to get our own approval, and they spill out everywhere creating a big mess. Jesus tells us in this verse that the words we speak are a direct reflection of what is in our heart. If Christ dwells in our heart, our words should reflect that.
Its funny how we can quickly determine a person's character based on what comes out of his or her mouth. But I don't think that Christians should get all high and mighty thinking that their hearts are incapable of spewing forth evil... because that is a lie straight from the enemy.
As a matter of fact, I think that Christians should use this as an opportunity to take a look at what we are saying. Taking inventory of our words will show us a true reflection of our heart.
Think about this... We have to clean our homes everyday or things will get filthy and disgusting pretty fast. Well if our heart is Jesus' home, some of us only cleaned up once when Jesus got there. Jesus is still there, but the house is pretty dirty. We need to maintain our hearts with all diligence and make it a home that reflects the true nature of Christ. That way, when we speak, our words won't shock us as well as who's listening.
"With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be." James 3: 9-10
ReplyDeleteI like how that verse addresses the problem. Once James lays it out for them, he simply says "this should not be." It is that simple.
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