Worthy Brief - 1/6/2020
Friend, choose your words wisely!
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof
This week, the United States House passed a set of rules that had a total of 7883 words. Within the resolution, we learn what their vision of 'inclusion' truly means.
“In clause 8(c)(3) of rule XXIII, strike ‘father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in- law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, grandson, or granddaughter’ and insert ‘parent, child, sibling, parent’s sibling, first cousin, sibling’s child, spouse, parent-in-law, child-in-law, sibling-in-law, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, half-sibling, or grandchild’,” the resolution stated. So basically, this was a list of words that Congressmen should no longer use!
With these newfound rules in mind, a Congressman opened this year's opening session with a prayer. He ended his prayer with the words, "a man and a woman" instead of simply saying, "Amen"?!?!
The world seems to be turning inside out, upside down! And while hearing the collapse of society may lead many to anger and resentment ... let's remember that life and death are in the power of the tongue. In James, we learn that blessing and cursing should never come out of the same vessel. [James 3:10] So despite how crazy the world is ... let's choose to bless this world!
The greatest messages in history were not 'long and lengthy' but rather concise and succinct.
Let me give you a few examples ... the Declaration of Independence was 300 words. The Gettysburg Address was 266 words. The Lord's Prayer was only 56 words. Yeshua (Jesus) words to us, the great commission, "Go ye" -- just 2 words!
Friend, it's not the number of words that will transform the world, but the power of those words! So let's learn to master our tongues. Let's choose this day to be a blessing and speak words of hope, life, and encouragement!
Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah
Lucas, Texas
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