Gracious Lips

"Hear: for I will speak of excellent things:

and the opening of my lips

shall be right things."

(Proverbs 8:6)

Only God's Word is excellent and right.

Therefore; we need to make sure we are full of it

and speaking it in grace and beauty to others.

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Only through daily immerson in the scriptures

and through daily prayer and meditation

will we be able to speak

"pleasant words that are as an honeycomb,

sweet to the soul,

and health to the bones."

(Proverbs 16:24)

Honey is good - and good for us.

Did you know that honey is used in the Bible

as the supreme symbol of the Word of God?

So, God's Word is both good, and good for us!

So are pleasant words.

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But what are pleasant words?

When they are words of encouragement,

counsel, edification, sympathy,
(to name a few)

they are sweet.

If we are to be satisfied and spiritualy healthy,

then we must drink deep of God's honey.

"Right things" flow from a heart

that is full of God's Word.

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How beautiful and pleasing to God,

when the words we speak

are right, pleasant and fitly spoken.

"A word fitly spoken is like

apples of gold in settings of silver"

(Proverbs 25:11)

"Fitly spoken" - we should choose our words well.

Are they in good taste, in control and with grace?

Because rotten apples are a disgrace

to our Holy and Righteous God.

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Words are critical;

they can heal or wound;

they can edify or destroy.

Unloving words are like darts that pierce the heart.

How easy it is to blurt out words

that we may later regret.

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James chapter 3 is excellent in teaching us how to control the tongue.

James is saying, "how can we bless God

and curse men?

In verse 10 James tells us

"My brethren, these things ought not so to be."

In verse 11 James asks?

"Doth a fountain send forth at the same place

sweet water and bitter?"

Learning to control our tongue

seems almost imposible-but not according to the Word of God.

Take heart ladies,

All things are possible with Christ, through His Word, and by His Spirit.

Wouldn't it be glorious if we were so saturated
with the Word of God,
that when we spoke it would be the scriptures
that we were quoting, naturally?
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Philippians 4:8 tells us to "think on these things"
"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."

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If we were to purpose in our hearts

to do as this verse tells us to do,

how could we not speak in love one to another?

Just with that verse alone,

our hearts and minds would be full of sweet honey

that would flow graciously out of our lips.

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I would encourage you to look up each of those words

in the dictionary and see their definition.

Here's a little taste to get you started.

Lovely:  Delicately beautiful ~ beautiful in moral or spiritual character ~

gracious ~ highly pleasing ~ fine ~

Such qualities in loveliness,

who would't desire this!

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Our precious Heavenly Father,

by Your grace impower us to open our lips

so as to speak right things that would

heal, edify, encourage and bless

the lives of others,

bringing honor and glory to You.

Draw us to Your Word daily

that we might drink deeply

filling our hearts and minds

with what is good, right and pleasing unto You.

Amen.

Be lovely!

~Debbie~