Giving of Life


If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God….. (1 Pet 4:11)


Have we ever considered that even our speech carries the authority, power and ambassadorship (2 Cor 5:20) in the representation of God? Representing the Almighty to the world shrouded with darkness without form and void of His love, blessing, coverage and Lordship. Out of that same darkness we who have been called out of the condition deficient of the Light of God have the authority to proclaim life as did God speaking ‘Let there be light: and there was light’ (Gen 1:3).


With this reasoning we have to jealously guard our mouths, but more so deal with the true condition of our hearts which out of it springs forth the issues of life (Prov 4:23). Our speaking betrays the cleanness and purity of our hearts (Matt 12:34). Do we speak our mind or does our speech derive from the mind of Christ (1 Cor 2:16)? Our tongue is either a pure spring of life or spewing the stench of death, discouragement, pride, condemnation etc, where both speaker and hearer can get defiled.


The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. (Psa 19:1-2)


If our speech were to be weight by the Lord, how much of it bears any eternal significance? Only the Word of God will outlast heaven and earth (Matt 24:35), think about the heritage as sons of God to be vessels to carry His Word to bring light to darkness, life to situations of death. Have we been sons of encouragement or agents of discouragement?