2 Chronicles 6:12-42; Ezekiel 30:20-31:18; John 11:28-54
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. Luke 1:64
Zachariah couldn’t speak for at least nine months, but when he did speak, we are told that the first thing out of his mouth was praise to God. He didn’t talk about his experience in the temple or his excitement in having a child. He didn’t complain about not being able to speak. He spoke about what was in his heart. What is in my heart when I speak to someone? May it be that my heart is full of the Lord Jesus, and that things concerning Him are what come
out of my mouth first. —K. J. W.
Oh fill me with Thy fullness,
Lord, until my very heart o’erflow
In kindling thought and glowing word,
Thy love to tell, Thy praise to show. —Frances Ridley Havergal