Psalms 12:2
Everyone utters lies to his neighbor;
with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
Psalms 12:6
The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified seven times.
Tag: Words Matter
Character of the heart and mind is best revealed by the lips and the tongue. Mankind is full of wickedness, so their tongue reveals it. God is full of love and His words are pure and right. It is amazing how many of us seek the approval of the words of man over the approval of the words of God. God knows us completely and can judge us and our motivates in complete purity. Man only knows what they see of us, can’t know our true motivates and, yet, makes judgements we all weigh with great meaning in our lives. In the above verses we have the plain truth of those thoughts. Man uses lies and flattery, with a double heart to speak. God uses pure words ... so pure they are as though refined not once; not twice; but, as it were, seven times. This is the very nature of God vs the very nature of mankind. Why do we put so much weight on man’s words over God’s Words? There might be a few reasons:
1. Man uses flattery and doesn’t tell us the truth. Mostly, we don’t like to hear the exact truth. God speaks truth. We seldom want to hear the complete truth.
2. Man can’t do anything about what he says. He might make judgements about us, but, in truth that is all he can do. God CAN and DOES judge us. God can execute His judgments ... in purity.
3. Man can be easily persuaded to change their opinion of us and we can manipulate their hearts to change what they say and how they evaluate. God can’t be manipulated.
4. We can change man’s mind easily, by just a little change in ourselves or our behavior. God demands we change the heart and submit to His authority.
5. We can, ultimately reject man and not lose much. We can reject God, too. But, if we do, we lose our lives.
Man’s words are evil and God’s words are pure. We out to listen to God and not man. A good mantra might be:
I will not let the words of others determine my worth; but I will let them speak to my growth ... as long as they echo the words of God.
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