DAILY?READINGS: 2 Chronicles 34; Daniel 2:1-23; 1 John 4
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable. Proverbs 10:31-32a
Is it true? Is it kind? Does it need to be repeated? We would do well to remember these injunctions before we pass on some bit of information or news about others. Oh the damage that has been done to the cause of Christ by those who are more intrigued by the lives of others than their own. Do we want our speech to build up or to tear down? To be like choice silver or of little worth? To pass along empty words or to give our listeners something to remember? Edifying speech is of great worth. —G. Frear
Let every tongue Thy goodness speak, Thou sovereign Lord of all;
Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, and raise the poor that fall.
—Isaac Watts