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Ephesians 5:4
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or
coarse joking, which are out of place, but
rather thanksgiving.
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November
26 Thanksgiving, Not Foolish
Talk
The argument can be made that obscene
language doesn't do any harm when they are idle
words and they are not aimed at tearing down
another person. There are also varying
degrees of obscenity according to what is
allowed on our airwaves and what is still banned
under the guise of decency. Some words
would appear to be worse to use than others.
But this isn't the point in the eyes of God.
Regardless whether foolish words do any actual
harm, they are a waste of breath. We
should concentrate on what we are thankful for,
not what upsets us and causes us to say foolish
things.
We were meant to praise the Lord and every
time we say something that isn't constructive,
we waste an opportunity to do so. Once
words come out of our mouth, we can never get
them back inside.
Words can do a lot of damage even when we
don't intend for them to do so. Thanks can
have the opposite effect however. We never
know the unintended impact that thanks may have
on a person. Like our mothers always said,
"if you don't have any thing nice to say, don't
say anything at all." Or better yet, offer
a word of thanksgiving because you can never go
wrong with this. |
