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The Apostle Paul says that our speech should be edifying. Would people say that word describes how you speak to others? In today's post, we'll look at the word "edifying," what James and Paul had to say about the words of our mouths, and how important our speech is to God. We'll also look at an Old Testament picture of the new birth and the importance of humility to our walks with God.
In our Old Testament reading, we’ll see God’s patience come to an end with the Northern Kingdom when He allowed Israel to be taken into captivity by the Assyrians. The Assyrians brought in settlers from other areas to till the land and live there. But when God sent lions to kill them, they decided they needed to learn something about the "god of that land." Not so they could truly worship Him. They just wanted to tack on a little Jewishness to what they were doing to pacify him. What about us … have we tried to add a little Jesus to our lives … put a Christian veneer over a heart that’s still worshiping other things?
It's been said that either you have just come out of a trial, are presently in a trial, or are about to go through one. Trials expose our hearts. They remove the dross from our lives–those things which keep us from bringing glory to God as we should. But there are things we need to understand about trials and our responses.
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