FAITH CAPSULE: A careless thought will bring forth a reckless communication.

Genesis 11:1-10
 
In the hands of God there is no accident. When God blesses, He does not bless by accident. In addition, when we speak to His hearing it is never going to be considered as an accident. Have you been very conscious of your communication? How much control are you allowing your tongue in communication? Proverbs 18:21 specifically stated, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” The Bible warns in 1 Peter 3:10, “He who would love life and see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil…” How much are you paying in attention to your tongue, the unruly evil? The book of Ecclesiastes warns us, “Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error…” (Ecclesiastes 5:6) Whatever progresses from our mouth under heaven, either in making a vow or praying or careless talk must be constantly positive and productive. The God that we serve is the God who hears and responds to our spoken word. The Bible points out in Psalm 94:9-10, “He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see? He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct…” The God we serve is the living God who allows nothing to pass by Him either in communication or intents of the heart. Our God does have His ear to hear all of His creation. Are you engaging yourself in a positive or negative communication? It does not matter if you are communicating as a group or individual. Be careful and understand what your communication is about because there will be no excuse if it brings forth negative response. Through the pages of the Bible, different communication brought about different consequences. Once in the days after the flood, men gathered and stated, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.” (Genesis 11:4) A careless thought will bring forth a reckless communication. They communicated pride and what it will take to terminate pride when they stated that they did not want to be scattered. God who planted ear and eye heard and saw the reckless motive of His creation. God responded, “Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.’ So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city.” (Genesis 11:7-8) Evidently, when God heard the communication and saw the move of the people, their agenda was terminated. Be warned; put your communication in line of positive statement.

Prayer for today: Whatever it is that causes negative communication let it not be my portion in Jesus name.