Your mouth has great power. Use it wisely!
• “The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit. The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.” (Pro 12:5,6).
As we see yesterday, the wish of the wicked is, only, to surpass people around them. And today, we can see that their words always aim to lurk people in order to suck their life.
And it is no wonder! After all, for those who are dead in trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1), nothing is so important than “drink the life of others”. That is to say, they need to receive much attention, respect, fondness, etc.
Perhaps you are thinking: “but this is normal, natural”. Maybe…
Nevertheless, for us that we are spirituals, it should fit us to walk in a supernatural way. We can’t put the key of our gaiety in the hands of any human being.
On the contrary: for those who drink of the Holy Spirit, thirst isn’t to exist in their dictionary (see John 4:13,14). Rivers of Living Water are to flow from them toward the eternal life (John 7:37-39).
So, don’t get tired of speaking!
• “What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops.” (Mat 10:27)
• “I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who will not always be silent all the day nor all the night; you who remember Jehovah, do not be silent. And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” (Isa 62:6-7).
• “For everyone, "whoever shall call on the name of the Lord will be saved." How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without preaching? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things!" (Rom 10:13-15).
Don’t think that it is a loss of time to preach to a determined kind of person. Don’t mind their state (if drunkard, mad, old, baby, etc.): preach the righteousness! After all, the repentance and conversion don’t depend on our ability to speak great sermons (see 1Cor 2:4,5), nor depend on the capacity of the person to understand:
• “For He said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." So then *it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of God*, the One showing mercy.” (Rom 9:15,16).
Besides, trust in the promises:
• “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from the heavens, and does not return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring out and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall My Word be, which goes out of My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall certainly do what I sent it to do.” (Isa 55:10,11).
• “Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept My saying, they will also keep yours.” (Joh 15:20).
So, have a good day announcing the Good News of the gospel of Jesus. If you shut up, the judgment of the Creator will fall on you (Eze 3:17-21; 33:7-9) and your ministry will be delivered to the “stones” (Luke 19:40).
• “The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit. The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.” (Pro 12:5,6).
As we see yesterday, the wish of the wicked is, only, to surpass people around them. And today, we can see that their words always aim to lurk people in order to suck their life.
And it is no wonder! After all, for those who are dead in trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1), nothing is so important than “drink the life of others”. That is to say, they need to receive much attention, respect, fondness, etc.
Perhaps you are thinking: “but this is normal, natural”. Maybe…
Nevertheless, for us that we are spirituals, it should fit us to walk in a supernatural way. We can’t put the key of our gaiety in the hands of any human being.
On the contrary: for those who drink of the Holy Spirit, thirst isn’t to exist in their dictionary (see John 4:13,14). Rivers of Living Water are to flow from them toward the eternal life (John 7:37-39).
So, don’t get tired of speaking!
• “What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops.” (Mat 10:27)
• “I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who will not always be silent all the day nor all the night; you who remember Jehovah, do not be silent. And give Him no rest until He establishes and makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” (Isa 62:6-7).
• “For everyone, "whoever shall call on the name of the Lord will be saved." How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without preaching? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things!" (Rom 10:13-15).
Don’t think that it is a loss of time to preach to a determined kind of person. Don’t mind their state (if drunkard, mad, old, baby, etc.): preach the righteousness! After all, the repentance and conversion don’t depend on our ability to speak great sermons (see 1Cor 2:4,5), nor depend on the capacity of the person to understand:
• “For He said to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion." So then *it is not of the one willing, nor of the one running, but of God*, the One showing mercy.” (Rom 9:15,16).
Besides, trust in the promises:
• “For as the rain comes down, and the snow from the heavens, and does not return there, but waters the earth, and makes it bring out and bud, and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater; so shall My Word be, which goes out of My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall certainly do what I sent it to do.” (Isa 55:10,11).
• “Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept My saying, they will also keep yours.” (Joh 15:20).
So, have a good day announcing the Good News of the gospel of Jesus. If you shut up, the judgment of the Creator will fall on you (Eze 3:17-21; 33:7-9) and your ministry will be delivered to the “stones” (Luke 19:40).