"Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person." Col 4:6
It is popularly said that, "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." The magnitude of the untruth of this statement is stunning. Words are capable of causing wounds that never heal while sticks and stones cause temporary bruising.
For this reason beloved, we must always choose our words carefully. There is power in the words we use. This power can be used for great good as in evangelism and encouragement or great evil as in blasphemy and any of the great "isms" (racism, sexism, ageism, etc.) that continue to plague us.
As Christians, we should, "Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear." Eph 4:29. We should be a source of uplifting, not just to each other, but to the world. If you recall the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy, the population flocked to the churches. Imagine the difference between being greeted with "Oh NOW you show up" and "Welcome, come and be healed." The same goes for any of our brothers and sisters in the faith that may have been overtaken in a fault.
There is so much good that can be done with the right words. Remember the ones that brought you to the knowledge of Christ and share them. Surely they are words of grace.
In Revival,
Lee
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