Monday, July 1 Become an example to the faithful ones in speaking.​—1 Tim. 4:12.

[Áine]

Monday, July 1

Become an example to the faithful ones in speaking.—1 Tim. 4:12.

 

Our ability to speak is a gift from our loving God. However, the gift of speech was misused. Satan the Devil lied to Eve, and that lie led to human sin and imperfection. (Gen. 3:1-4) Adam misused his tongue when he blamed Eve—and even Jehovah—for his own mistakes. (Gen. 3:12) Cain lied to Jehovah after he killed his brother Abel. (Gen. 4:9) Today, it is difficult to find a motion picture that does not contain some bad language. Students hear profanity at school, and adults are exposed to it in the workplace. If not careful, we might get so used to hearing bad language that we begin to use it ourselves. Of course, as Christians, we want to please Jehovah, and that involves more than avoiding obscene speech. We want to use the remarkable gift of speech in a positive way—to praise our God. w22.04 4 ¶1-3

[dilip kumar]

Enjoyed the whole article. It was a very great reminder of how to use speech.

 

Particularly James 1: 26

 

 

 

Spoiler

 

If any man thinks he is a worshipper of God but does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he is deceiving his own heart, and his worship is futile.

Spoiler