#220 - Joby Martin // The Weight Of A Father’s Words

The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Devotional, Christianity, Mens Devo, Daily Mens Devotional, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Devo, Joby Martin

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🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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We unpack why a father’s words carry unique weight and how careless speech can wound while wise speech heals. Through Proverbs and the story of Isaac, Jacob, and Esau, we show how to bless children intentionally and repair harm with honest repentance. • the spiritual weight of a dad’s words • careless speech as a blade versus healing words • death and life in the power of the tongue • shifting from disappointment language to gospel alignment • the permanence of spoken blessing in Genesis 27 ...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Daily Blade. The Word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary
0:07.2	spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin
0:12.8	and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
0:20.3	All right, day two on the Daily Blade of how to be a godly dad.
0:24.3	Today, dads, I want to talk to you about your words, the power of your words, that your words
0:29.6	matter more than all the other words that your kids will ever hear.
0:33.3	It's not fair, it's just real, okay?
0:36.2	Coaches will say things, teachers will say things.
0:38.6	Even moms will say all kinds of things to your kids, and yet the words of dad matter more.
0:44.9	They just weigh more.
0:46.4	Proverbs 1218 says this, careless words stab like a sword.
0:50.7	Wise words lead to healing.
0:52.7	You see, if you are careless with your words then you can do some
0:56.6	significant and serious damage to your kids you see what he's saying here is like i carry a pocket
1:02.4	knife everywhere i go if got on my pants got my knife okay and if i was just careless with my
1:06.7	knife while i was playing around with a knife in a meeting and it slipped out of my hand and it
1:10.5	stabbed somebody it would be immediate they would know immediately and knife, while I was playing around with a knife in a meeting and it slipped out of my hand and it stabbed
1:11.0	somebody, it would be immediate, they would know immediately, and even if I didn't mean to,
1:16.9	it wouldn't mean that they're not stabbed. Men, are you careful or careless with your words?
1:22.5	Wise words lead to healing and healing takes a long time. Careless words stab like a sword. Proverbs 1821 says death and life
1:30.4	are in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat its fruits. Do you realize that your
1:35.7	kids will probably live up to the curses that you curse them with or they will live up to the
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