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Ephesians chapter 4 verse 29 says let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such is as good for building up as fits

the occasion that it may give grace to those who hear.

This is one verse among so many just really practical verses in

Ephesians chapter 4. Encouraging us to live according to the spirit for the

building up of others and specifically this is obviously talking about how we speak

that God intends for what comes out of our mouths to be good for building up others, that what comes

out of our mouth should give grace to those who hear us.

So I want to encourage you to think about this today, tomorrow, in your life, think about your every word, and just ask the question, just evaluate, is what's coming out of my mouth good for building up other people?

Is what's coming out of my mouth giving grace to those who are hearing it. And let's pray that God would help us to speak in a way

that gives grace in a way that's good for building others up and that God would protect us from speech.

We know how easily it is to say a word that instead of building up tears down, that instead

of giving grace gives, well, something else besides

grace. We want to speak in a way that builds others up that spreads grace and in the process glorifies God. So help us we pray,

oh God we know your word says in James chapter 3 that the tongue is a world of evil among

the parts of the body and can corrupt the whole person can set the whole course of his life on fire and is itself set on fire by hell that no man can tame the tongue.

So we are humbled by that and we realize when we hear these words

in Ephesians chapter four, we need your help.

To not let any corrupting talk come out of our mouths.

God deliver us from all corrupting talk come out of our mouths. God deliver us from all corrupting talk from all.

Slander from all.

Gossip.

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