Saturday, October 19, 2024

Hurtful Words

Bible Reading: Luke 6:37-45

Key Verse: Verses 45 - “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”

Key Words: an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil


The truth is that it is so much easier to find the ills of man than the good, but I have discovered that good men find good and evil men find evil (Luke 6:45).  We know who is who by what they say.  It reminds me of a typical American family that was driving home from church. Dad was fussing about the sermon being too long and sort of boring. Mom said that she thought the organist played a little too loud during the second hymn we sang. Sis, who was a music major in college, said that the soloist sang about a half note off key during most of the song. Grandma said she couldn’t hear very well; they were sitting in a bad place. Little Willie listened to all of this and started to fuss about the woman with the big hat who sat in front of him. He couldn’t see around her. And then he nudged his dad and said, “But, Dad, you gotta admit, it was a pretty good show for a nickel.”


Now, there is some food for thought!

 

                                                                                                    Dr. Mike Rouse

What to do:  

Listen to yourself.  What are your words saying about your heart?


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