The Power of Words

Psalm 12

He is by his nature, continuously articulate. He fills the world with His speaking. A.W. Tozer

1.      Where are the faithful ones Lord? Those whose word still carries any measure of weight.

2.      I’ve experienced liars, words full of deception, and those, spieling empty flattery.

3.      Then there’s the boastful. I’ve known them too. (Lord I confess and recognise that my own words too have lied flattered and boasted and randomly. I’ve spoken words: batted them back and forth like a ball on the tennis court. Hard words, wacked here and there. Seldom have I stopped and considered their weight.

4.     Some say that positive thinking will lead us to great heights, where in this human age we will stand upon the heights of our own words taller than before. Masters of our own spoken creation.

5.      Then there’s the words of the oppressed. Those who can only groan

6.      These are words that you hear Lord. You listen to them.

7.      The writing process is full of revisions, edits and refinements, isn’t it Father?

8.      And you say that your words have also been carefully selected, and are refined in a furnace, not just once but seven times. Seven, the number of perfection. You say, that your words are perfect. Without malice or pride, without flattery or spoken flippantly but, chosen with great care.  Only your words are truth and can be trusted.

Nothing in the Bible is randomly written. I believe this Lord, because your word has born the test of life’s experiences and time.

9.      Amid this world’s ugliness, your spoken words still stand firm. Please help me Lord, each day, to only climb the heights, standing on the promises of your words: listening, learning, and becoming more like you. Only then, will I learn to be more careful when and how I speak with others.