A thought by Nelson Searcy from his book, Tongue Pierced: How the Words You Speak Transform the Life You Live (p. 24). David C. Cook. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)
We have just gone through a time of celebrating the greatest gift of God and here is another one.
Nelson says, “As such, we have a responsibility to use our words well. . . God was the first one to harness the creative force of words—and he has entrusted us with the same ability to use words to create the world around us. Given the substantial nature of this gift, we can’t just throw our words around any old way we please; they contain too much power. The only acceptable response to the gift we’ve been given is to show respect to the Giver by using it well.”
Nelson goes on, “Imagine if someone you love were to pull you aside one day and hand you $10,000, saying, ‘Hey, this is my gift to you, free and clear. I want you to use it to create a better life for yourself and to help make life better for others.’ You would be intentional about how you spent that money, right? You wouldn’t go out and blow it on worthless junk. You would be careful to spend it wisely, squeezing all the possible good out of it. Well, believe it or not, our words are infinitely more important in shaping our lives than any amount of money—and they have been given to us with those exact instructions: use this power to create a better life for yourself and to help make life better for others. With that gift comes responsibility.
“Jesus’s disciple Luke wrote in his gospel, ‘When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.” (12:48)
Just as we value the gift of God’s Son to us let’s value His gift of words. Would you strive to use them to create a better life for yourself and to help make life better for others? Would you?
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