CFI WEEKLY DEVOTION 003

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24th June 2018

Apostle George Kuch

THE HEART AND THE TONGUE

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth (Proverbs 10:20)

"Metals are known by their tinkling, and men by their talking”. This truth remains real as It serves to highlight the close connection between the tongue and the heart.

The book of Proverbs is full of contrasts between good and evil or virtues and vices. This week's text has a lot to say in relation to the tongue of the righteous set in contrast with that of the unrighteous. The mouth (or tongue) of the righteous is associated with positive influences and outcomes. First, it is ”a well of life” - a spring that constantly issues forth refreshing words that edifies people. It is seasoned with wisdom. It is properly bridled. It is choice silver (precious) and, therefore "feed many” (useful and impactful ). On the contrary, the mouth of the unrighteous is marked by violence, hatred, foolishness, destruction, malice, flattery and talkativeness.

Observe that verse 20 contrasts the outcome of the tongue of the righteous, not with the tongue but with the heart of the wicked. This only goes to show that the tongue does not act independently of the heart.

In Matthew 12:34 (- Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. [NKJV] ),The tongue is the key outlet of the heart. Incidentally, the heart of man is so depraved that education, exposure and civility are not enough to fix it. It takes a heart regeneration that comes through spiritual rebirth to fix the problem of the heart.

You may, today, use what sincerely comes out of your mouth and their effects on people to measure the state of your heart. If they do not match the characteristics associated with - the righteous, you will do well to penitently take your heart to God for a spiritual heart transplant. Managing it not only makes you less useful to others, but will eventually land you in eternal damnation.

GOLDEN NUGGET

...the heart of man is so depraved that education, exposure and civility are not enough to fix it. It takes a heart regeneration that comes through spiritual rebirth to fix the problem of the heart.

PRAYER CONFESSION

Dear lord Jesus, thank you for changing me. I have a regenerated mind, I am programmed to speak from the heavenly vocabulary.

I am contagious to my environment, I am an agent of positive change wherever I go.

I speak life to my environment, my community is blessed, my family is blessed, we are winning ...winning hallelujah!

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