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Speak Carefully

Day 174

Reading: Ecclesiastes 5:1- Ecclesiastes 8:17

The Preacher in Ecclesiastes in his sermon was interested in every aspect of life. Solomon studied life and from it, he wrote this sermon. He urges that one be careful what words they speak in the House of God. Too many times we offer to God words carelessly. We get excited with being in His Presence either because of a message preached, an altar call or an offering being raised and never realise the effects of not thinking through the consequences of our actions in the House of God. God is not mocked and when vows are not fulfilled we equate ourselves with foolishness. 

Words we have seen before carry power of life or death. It's important we understand what happens when we speak. One needs to realise that without words there can be no movement. Your words determine where in life you will be. Words either unlock destiny or deny access to greatness to negative speakers. Be careful that when you speak you don't annoy the messengers of God by saying I was joking. This gives an image of an angel taking the words and upon hearing that one spoke in jest the response from the angelic being would be one of anger. Makes one wonder how many are the walking dead as they have been careless in their speech. 

Take this, for example, a person speaks the word of healing one minute and makes all the declarations of God's healing over their body then when they meet someone all they speak is how they are sick. That person will not experience healing because the messenger of God who heeds the word of God Psalms 103:20 cannot perform the words of a double minded person. Let your speech and acts align to the Word of God only. Don't deceive yourself that your swinging from one place to another place will release your miracle. The mixed words only give more to the evil one. God cannot fulfil the words of a double-minded person. If anything you open yourself to judgement!

Wisdom is to speak the right thing into every sitaution at the right time. May God give you and I the courage to speak His Word in every situation.

Memory Verse: Ecclesiastes 8:4

Decree:

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom strengthens the wise more than ten rulers of the city. (italics mine)
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