Prayer in Jesus Name:
My Heavenly Father, I come to you this day in the precious name of your Son, Jesus Christ the Righteous. I ask that the words of my mouth be the words of your heart.
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my
mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord,
my strength, and my redeemer.
I Pray that all who would read this News Letter would learn to allow the Lord to lead them in a daily walk in this life.
Proverbs
4:4-5
He taught me also, and
said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and
live. [5] Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline
from the words of my mouth.
Please help me to put into words, what you are impressing upon my heart, concerning the title of this News Letter. “The Content of the heart is Revealed through the Manner in which we Speak” . . .
Proverbs
3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with
all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [6] In all
thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
As I write this News
Letter Father, I pray for all People that read it, for the Born Again that
they would come to know the Lord better. That they would gain the
necessary knowledge that would allow them to speak Words of Life instead
of the words that reflect the way the world speaks. I also pray that
those who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour that
they would gain the faith and knowledge needed to become Born Again
Christians. That they would allow the Lord Jesus Christ to
be in control of the words that they speak. I pray all these things
in the name of Jesus Christ, A-Men:
Opening Scripture:
Proverbs 17:27
He that hath knowledge
spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
I must always be mindful of the words that I speak. For the manner in which I speak words is how others interpret what is truly within my heart.
James
1:26
If any man among you
seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own
heart, this man's religion is vain.
When I speak without
first thinking, my words reveal to others the truth about my religion,
revealing whether it is vain or not.
Ephes.
5:6
Let no man deceive you
with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon
the children of disobedience.
When I use the grace of God as a tool in governing the words that I use while talking, my words then will become uplifting and exalting, they will be Glorifying to the name of Jesus Christ.
Col.
4:6
Let your speech be alway
with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer
every man.
The word salt in the Scripture represents a preservative. To preserve something is to be able to keep it for a long time without it going bad. The salt that I should be using to season my words with is the Word of God.
Matthew
24:35
Heaven and earth shall
pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
And the Word of God is the only thing that will last forever; it will never go bad.
Exhortations by the Holy Spirit:
The Holy Spirit told me to write this News Letter as if it were written directly to me. I said but Lord Why? He told me that when others read these words me and I, they then will see this Letter as if it were written directly to them.
Psalm
35:28
And my tongue shall
speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
The Holy Spirit will only tell me, or remind me of the things that are written down in the Word of God.
John
14:26
But the Comforter, which
is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach
you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I
have said unto you.
That is why I must always strive to watch my tongue, to mind what I say. Does my manner of speech reflect the mind of the Lord or the ways of the world? That is why my manner of speech, is the thing that reveals to others the intent of my heart.
Proverbs
8:6-7
Hear; for I will speak
of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
[7] For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to
my lips.
That is why I need to make a commitment to the leading of the Holy Spirit. He then will control the focus of my mind, my heart, and my will to speak what is written in all the Scriptures.
Titus
2:1
But speak thou the things
which become sound doctrine:
The things that I say truly do represent the things that are within my heart. That is why I must always keep in mind what I say. I must keep my tongue in submission to the Holy Spirit’s Power, allowing him to control my every word.
Luke
12:12
For the Holy Ghost shall
teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
This last Scripture is an
example of how I will speak when I give the control of my tongue to the
control of the Holy Spirit. By allowing him to speak through me,
I will be speaking the truth all the time.
1 Peter 4:11
If any man speak, let
him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as
of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified
through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever.
Amen.
While writing this, I said to the Lord, I do not lie. I cannot talk about the things of God all the time. Even when I talk about other things, like work or play or my kids, I try to tell the truth all the time.
Ephes. 5:9
(For the fruit of the
Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Then the Lord gave me this answer. He said, it is true that I must always speak the truth no matter what I say or talk about.
Ephes. 4:15
But speaking the truth
in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
The Lord told me that the problem is this. Do I talk about other thing, more then I talk about the things of God? Then He said, that the answer to this question can be found in the next Scripture.
Philip.
4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever
things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things
are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise,
think on these things.
When my mind is focused on the Word of God, and the Fruit of the Spirit, my Faith is then built up as the Word of God enters into my heart. My mouth will then be controlled by my heart, bringing forth Words of Life.
Psalm
141:3
Set a watch, O Lord,
before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Faith also comes through the reading of the Word of God aloud. For when I hear the Word of God it is like a seed that is planted in the ground of my heart, and it brings forth the fruit of righteousness from my lips.
Romans
10:17
So then faith cometh
by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
If I only speak of the things of the world, then the world must be what I have hidden within my heart. Just like if I only speak about the things of the Lord then it must be that the Lord is what is hidden within my heart.
Luke
6:45
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.
The words that I speak, they reveal to others the contents of my heart.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thy heart with
all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
In closing:
I would like to close this News Letter, with a word of encouragement.
Romans
8:1
There is therefore now
no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the
flesh, but after the Spirit.
It you find that you are having a hard time controlling your words, please submit your will to the Lord, He will change your words from the inside out.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves therefore
to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Closing Prayer:
Ephes. 1:16
Cease not to give thanks
for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
My prayer today is that every person who reads this News Letter would come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. That every Born Again Christian would learn to yield their whole body, mind, soul, and spirit to the controlling power of the Holy Spirit. I Pray that words which are spoken by us would be Godly, revealing the Love of God that is within us. That we would be a living example of the Love of God in the world today, A-Men:
Titus
2:12
Teaching us that, denying
ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and
godly, in this present world;