Words That Defile
17"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.' "
Tommy's Thoughts:
The words that come out of our mouth come from our heart and those words show whether we are clean or unclean. And what is in our heart; our motive, desire, thoughts, is more important than our outward appearance. God looks into those things deep inside our heart; things that matter more than anything else. If we were to ask God, He will continually to change us from the inside, to give us a clean and pure heart.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for stepping into my life and changes my heart over the years. Without You, I would have not known how much I need to be renewed and changed. Lord Jesus, let all the words that come from my mouth and the thoughts in my heart be clean, pure and pleasing to you. Amen.
Bee's Thoughts:
Dear Lord,
Let me be silent
unless my words
can encourage, comfort, or heal.
Let me be silent
unless my listener
can understand, and knows my fear.
Let me be silent
unless it is You
I bare my soul, heart and tear.
Amen
