Daily Wisdom

 Jas 3:5 “Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”

How can something so small be so destructive! What we don’t say is equally, if not more, as important than what we do say.  Interesting that (vs 2) tells us, if we can control the tongue, we can control the body. And yet we spend endless energy trying to get the body in shape, and it should be our tongue! Before we exercise our tongues consider, is what we say true, edifying, necessary, and kind? What we say is not to be done to make us feel better, but to encourage and strengthen those who hear.

Sadly, the tongue weighs practically nothing, yet few can hold it… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

 Eph 4:12 “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”

The word “edifying” comes from the Greek word (oikodome), meaning architecture, construct, confirmation. God has given His church an enormous responsibility - make disciples (Mat 28:18-20). Just as a building can’t be constructed by one individual, neither can the work of the church. It takes a spiritual crew, a body who is working to build up, construct, and confirm the purpose of the church. It takes maturity, adulthood to faithfully labor in the body of Christ for the Lord. It requires focusing on the structure and not self, can’t edify both!

Our edifying of others in Christ should make them question any lack of hope in Christ goodness for their life…HSAY

Daily Wisdom

“Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.” Exo 4:12

Ever gone and felt pretty sure you left Jesus behind by knowing what came out of your mouth was not being taught in Christian Speech 101!   Here we see Moses struggling in his service for which God had called him, even to a fault; we can no longer impute it to his humility, now it’s grown to cowardice, slothfulness, and unbelief in it.  This single obstacle, fear of not knowing when or how to speak, is likewise a cowardice response for Christians to speak for God, and endeavour to excuse themselves.  Even Paul’s speech was contemptible (2 Cor 10:10). Nor can one blame it on being ignorant and unlearned, Jesus used unlearned and ignorant men to turn the world upside down (Acts 4:13). Jesus told the disciples “take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.” (Mt 10; Mk 13)  The answer is the same giving to Moses and the disciples, I’ll be with you: Acts 4:13b “...they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”  God told Moses, go I’ll be with thy mouth.  It’s interesting Christians claim they don’t know what to say to others, but they have a lot to say about others.  You don’t have to speak a doctrine, just let your words be that “one may edify another.” (Rom 14:19)

The results of our mouth would be a lot better if we spent more time talking to others instead about others!

HSAY… Todd