S3:098 Psalm 12

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Watermark Community Church, Dallas, TX

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Bible, Devotional

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🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Why do our words matter? Why do our words matter? Today, Emma Dotter talks through Psalm 12, where David is crying out to God for help because he sees how people are hurting one another with their words. As Proverbs 18:21 says, the tongue has the power of life and death, which means our words can either tear people down or build them up. Maybe you personally have been hurt by the words of others, whether careless or intentional. We can find hope knowing that God sent His Son, the Word made flesh to dwell among us and bring life abundant to those who trust in Him as Savior and Lord. Take some time to reflect on how Psalm 12 encourages us to be careful with our words.

Additional Scripture Referenced:
Proverbs 6:16-19, a lying tongue is an abomination to the Lord
Proverbs 12:22, “lying lips are detestable to the Lord”
John 8:44, the devil “is a liar and the father of lies”
Revelation 21:8
Proverbs 18:21, “death and life are in the power of the tongue”
Colossians 4:6, “let your speech always be gracious”
John 3:16
Proverbs 15:1-2, “a soft answer turns away wrath”
John 1:14, “the Word became flesh and dwelt among us”

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0:00.0	All right, all right, join the Journey family, friends, and guests. You're listening to Join the Journey
0:06.0	podcast with your host, Emma, daughter. Thanks for joining. Today, we're reading Psalm 12,
0:12.9	answering the question, why do our words matter? And I first remember learning that words matter
0:18.8	when I was in the fifth grade. Maybe that's not the
0:20.8	first time I learned it. I'm sure actually, I'm confident. My parents taught us that our words matter
0:25.6	much earlier on than that. But in the fifth grade, I remember learning this lesson the hard way.
0:31.6	I went to Hardy Oak Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas for fifth grade, go hornets. And all the
0:37.1	fifth graders had class in the
0:38.5	portable classrooms behind the school, which as kids, we actually thought was epic, because when you
0:42.7	got to fifth grade, you got to be in the portables, which meant whenever you transitioned to a
0:47.2	different part of the day, be at lunch, PE, recess, or music class, we had to walk a pretty decent
0:52.7	distance to arrive at our destination. Once we were in the actual school building, of course, we had to walk a pretty decent distance to arrive at our destination.
0:55.4	Once we were in the actual school building, of course, we had to walk in a straight line,
0:59.0	no talking, etc. But when we were outside making our way over to the actual school building,
1:04.1	we could talk with our friends as we walked over. And I remember as we walked one day,
1:09.0	this kid named Brett.
1:11.7	He asked me, and my friend Allie, who was with me, if he and Allie were both dying and I could only save one of them, who would I save?
1:21.3	And the three of us, Allie, Brett, and I were all walking there together.
1:24.7	And I remember as a fifth grader feeling conflicted by this moral
1:27.8	dilemma I was being presented. Who would I save? Only one of them? I mean, I guess I'd save my friend Allie.
1:35.7	And so fifth grade Emma told Brett that I wouldn't save him. That's what I said. And this deeply hurt
1:42.0	his feelings. So much so that he told our teacher I had said I wanted him to die, which is just absolutely terrible.
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