Ruth 3:1-4:22; Isaiah 43:1-44:5; 2 Corinthians 3:1-4:6
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God…that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 4:11
Years ago, I worked in the Ottawa Heart Institute, and many of our patients were Québécois. Once, calling a hospital in Québéc, I pronounced the patient’s name so perfectly, the person I was speaking with switched to French. My silence quickly disabused her of the notion that I too was Québécois! Remembering this incident recently, I was convicted as to whether my speech reflects my true citizenship. Is the heavenly accent of God’s righteousness and love, holiness and grace apparent in my speech? May we daily speak the language of heaven to those we meet. —Cathy Oriold
Take my lips and let them be,
Filled with messages from Thee. —Frances R. Havergal