VERSE:

VERSE:
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he
may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking
guile.
-- Psalm 34:12-13
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Psalm+34:12-13&translation=kjv

THOUGHT:
God reminds us that our words and the way we use our speech
greatly impact the quality of life we enjoy. Nothing cuts short a
vibrant life like evil speech and lies we tell. They set loose a
force of deception and damage that we cannot control. This
unleashed power not only damages those about whom and to whom we
speak, but they eventually boomerang and come back and bring their
deadly payload back into our own lives. Let's be people who speak
what is right, good, wholesome, holy, true, and a blessing. (cf.
Ephesians 4:20-5:12)

PRAYER:
Holy and Righteous God my Father, purify my heart and cleanse my
words of all deceit, slander, vulgarity, wickedness, untruth,
exaggeration, mean-spiritedness, distortion, guile, and words that
wound. May the words of my mouth and the intentions of my heart be
pleasing to you, O God. In Jesus' name. Amen.