Title
The Healing Power of Words
Scripture
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
(Proverbs 16:24)
Devotional
I have not been punched since I was in high school. No one has physically meant me harm in decades. However, sticks and stones may break my bones, but words are devastating to me. Our words are powerful; they can heal or hurt, encourage or dishearten. Words make and break relationships, businesses, and even churches. We are to measure and weigh our words diligently. The things we say matter so very much. We should ask ourselves, before we speak, “Are my words going to bring life or hinder it?” Do the things that I say encourage or discourage? We accurately measure our words by making them few, and we rightly weigh them by making them count. In addition, learn to interpret silence as a resounding statement. The appropriate use of silence can also heal or hurt. Use it wisely. Therefore, count your words and make your words count.
Text For The Day
Proverbs 16:24: Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Thought For The Day
“I spoke words fell aimlessly on ears. Later One said, ‘Your word—It helped that Day.’ I turned wondering—Forgot I said that word. Let me speak those words often, helpful words that I forget.” Jim Elliot in The Journals of Jim Elliot.
Questions To Ponder
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How did God create the universe?
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How did Jesus often heal the sick and infirmed?
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How did you come to the saving knowledge of Christ? The answer to these questions in a word is a “Word.”
Morning Study Guide
Defining: Words, whether written or spoken are the most powerful entities known to man. They created the universe. They reveal the power of God. And, by our words we determine our lives.
Referencing: “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer,” Psalm 19:14.
Applying: Mark your words, for your words will mark you.