The Power of The Tongue

The Power of The Tongue…

Good morning! Today, let’s explore the incredible power of our words and how they can shape our lives and the lives of those around us.

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21

Grandfather used to tell me – be sure to engage your brain before you let loose with your tongue. We sometimes say, “They’re just words,” as if they’re weightless, harmless things. But think about words that have shaped your own story: that encouragement that kept you going, that criticism that still stings, that “I love you” that changed everything. Our words carry weight—to build up or tear down to bring life or death.

This isn’t just about speaking positively. It’s about understanding that every word we speak plants something in someone’s heart—including our own. When we speak hope into despair, peace into chaos, and love into loneliness, we’re not just making noise. We’re creating spaces where God’s grace can grow.

Think of Jesus—how He spoke life into death, worth into shame, hope into despair. Our words might not raise the dead, but they can revive a broken spirit, restore a shattered confidence, and rekindle a fading faith. Every conversation is an opportunity to be His voice in someone’s story.

Today, choose words that bring life. Someone in your world might need them more than you know.

Dear Heavenly Father, I confess that my words often fall short. Sometimes, they wound instead of healing and discourage instead of uplift. Forgive me. You’ve shown me that my tongue holds the power of life and death, and today, I lay that power at Your feet. Fill me with Your Spirit, Lord. Transform my speech. Make my words a reflection of Your heart—full of grace, seasoned with truth, overflowing with love. Help me to speak life into a world that desperately needs it. Help me to be more like You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

Walk daily with God at your side!

Love always,

Ed 🙏🏼