Two friends sat against a wall laughing

 

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Saying the right thing

25 January 2019
‘I will…teach you what to say.’

What we say, and how we say it, is really important. We should be building other people up with our words. The Bible says: ‘Therefore encourage one another and build each other up’ (1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV). There will also be times when we need to confront people. But we need to remember that Jesus spoke with compassion much more often than He spoke with confrontation or condemnation. So, we too should always speak with compassion, grace and love. The Bible tells us that by ‘speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ’ (Ephesians 4:15 NIV). We often need to remember that there are times to speak and times to remain quiet. Our words, however we intend them, won’t always be helpful. We need to pray before we speak into people’s situations. We need to make sure we’re speaking helpful, godly things that will not only build up, but bring life to situations which seem broken and dry. When Ezekiel was given the prophetic vision of the dry bones, he was given words to speak into the valley. God could have raised those dry bones in front of Ezekiel without his help. But God gave him the words to say. ‘Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life’”’ (Ezekiel 37:4-5 NIV). God can give us the words to say to bring life, encouragement, and His Spirit into other people’s situations. Are we ready to speak His words?

 

What Now?

Ask God to give you a Bible verse for someone you know. Write down the verse you feel He is telling you, and then go and speak His words into their situation.

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