DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 2:4-25; Job 2:11 to 3:26; Matt. 2
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. Proverbs 25:18
“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” This common saying is sadly untrue. What is said can be deeply painful. How we should watch our words—whether in speech or in writing, because slander and libel, especially among believers, can sever family and church relationships, and crush an individual’s spirit. When the Lord cried, “Reproach hath broken my heart and I am full of heaviness,” this applied to what was said to Him, as well as His physical suffering. —Brian Russell
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee, thou wilt find a solace there. —C. Scriven