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Lashing Lips

Ephesians 4:29 Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil word nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need and the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God's favor) to those who hear it. (AMP) Our words are tools that can either build up or tear down. It is hard to imagine that harsh words can be similar to wrecking balls, but that is exactly how we should view them. It was the power of God that allowed the shouts of the Israelites to bring down the walls of Jericho, but the imagery of this spectacle is still intriguing. Except for Rahab, hardly anyone in Jericho could have imagined that by trumpets and shouts the walls would be destroyed. Yet, this is what happened and you could say that words wrecked the wall . It has often been phrased, “Think before you speak.” Well, perhaps we should be thinking of the aftermath o...