Thursday, November 14, 2013
From Our Lips
This morning the ground is covered with leaves outside my window. The cold for the last few days has gripped at my bones. In the swirl of life’s many considerations, I was praying and pacing and telling God I wanted to focus on being thankful. I was searching for answers, just as I have seen so many of my brethren do the same. Two scriptures came to mind. The first was in Proverbs.
Proverbs 10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
This scripture says wisdom is found in the lips of those with understanding. I take that to mean those of us that follow God. We understand that God is King and is for us, not against us. Wisdom will come from our own lips if we will just open them. Then I checked out Psalms 53.
Psalms 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
2 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God.
5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
This psalm seems to be saying the same thing that is in the proverb, except for one important point. In the psalm we see that there are those that do no good that are trying to consume God’s people in verse four. In verse five God causes these people to be put to shame and scattered. In verse six He talks of gathering His people to Him (that is what the bringing back the captivity means). The difference is the proverb tells us how this happens. It happens with our lips.
Today, if you feel the need for God’s deliverance, the need for God to draw you closer, just open your mouth and begin to praise Him for His deliverance and thank Him for it. Turn it into a little tune you can sing under your breath when around others. Our God is our Deliverer!
Prayer
Father, we praise and thank You for being the Most High God. You are the great Healer King! You are our Provider King! Today Father we ask that You move mightily with Your healing and provision. Put to shame those that come against us to eat us like bread. Destroy the works of their hands. Raise up Your people. We will thank You all the day long. Show Yourself to be the One True Deliverer of Your people. In Yeshua’s (Jesus’) name. Amen.