Nov.
27, 2017 Monday Message:
“Save
me, Lord, from lying lips and deceitful
tongues.” Psalms
120:2 NIV
In
elementary school, I was taught, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but
words will never hurt me.” I don’t think that’s quite true. Somebody trash-talking
you behind your back can leave you in a world of hurt.
Some
people just don’t ‘get’ their gossip factor, so they persist in it.
Example:
Many people watch a football game on Sunday afternoon, and then spend the next
week critiquing what happened. “I think the quarterback messed up the play.
They shouldn’t have run that play in the first place. That coach has no
business working in the NFL.” Everybody has an opinion on how the day should
have gone. Sportscasters and radio show hosts – professional arm-chair
quarterbacks – spend the next week criticizing athletes who generally aren’t present
to defend themselves.
At
least they’re well-paid for taking this kind of abuse. You and I are not, and
as Christians with Jesus’ value system in place, we shouldn’t speak badly of
others. In fact, we should campaign against gossip, and if someone gossips to
us, we need to ask them to please stop. I really don’t want to hear someone’s
bad opinion of a third party who can’t answer the charges.
My
mother always taught me, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything
at all.” I think that’s good advice.
Cruel
words are crushing the psalmist, who writes, “I call on the Lord in my
distress, and he answers me.” The Lord is always the best place to turn when
you need rescuing. Ps.
120:1
Norton
Lawellin
Jesus
in the City Fellowship meets next Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, 3249 30th
Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. Pastor Michael Pilla lead us through
Advent - See you at church!
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