The words that we speak reveal alot about us. In fact, they reveal what fills our heart. That's what Jesus said to the Pharisees. He said, "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil."
Abraham spoke words to Lot that revealed what filled his heart. He told Lot that it is not good for brothers to have strife, and told him to choose what parcel of land he wanted. It was unusual for the older man, Abraham, to defer to the younger man, Lot, but Abraham's words reveal a heart that trusted in the promise of God and desired his testimony to be right before the nations who surrounded them and were looking in.
The Pharisees clearly revealed what filled their hearts. They attributed the miracles of Christ to the devil. Their hearts were filled with jealousy and their clever sounding arguments only resulted in putting their evil hearts on display.
Nehemiah's words (and even lack of words) showed much about his heart. First he remained silent when he was inspecting the walls. There is a certain wisdom that fills the heart of the person who knows when NOT to speak. Then, when he spoke, his words were filled with acknowledgement of God's hand in his life. Nehemiah was a man of prayer whose heart was filled with desire to see God's kingdom prosper and his words revealed it very clearly.
So the question for all of us today is: What do our words reveal about us - about our hearts? Do they reveal an abundance of good - really that Christ is reigning in our hearts - or do they show something unhealthy has taken root (bitterness, hurt, jealousy, greed,....). May Christ so fill us today that our words flow out and demonstrate His gracious presence in our life.
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