WORD POWER

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue..."
Proverbs 18:21 KJV

Have there been days when someone spoke the very words we needed to hear?

Can we recall times and places, and people who eased our stressed mind simply by what they said? As some folk often say, their words were a soothing balm to our bleeding heart.

Certainly, we can remember not-so-pleasant times when someone's ill and offensive words left us sad and stressed.

Be not deceived, words are extremely powerful. They can heal and they can hurt. Words can be priceless and they can be plentiful . . . and most of all, they can be pure-thee-painful.

Proverbs, the Bible's book on life, teaches that death and life hinges on the tongue. Plain and simple, kind and caring words can enhance and give life new meaning--whereas harsh and unkind words destroy the joy of life and almost always create deadly stresses.

The words in Colossians 4:6 admonishes that our speech "always be with grace..." See, One never knows the effect words might have on deeply-troubled souls who desperately need life-changing words to push stress straight from the heart.

Peace I leave with you . . .