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The Topic of David Jeremiah Devotional for today Thursday 16th February 2023 is “Salty Words”
SCRIPTURE: Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Recommended Reading: Ephesians 4:29
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David Jeremiah Daily Devotional for Today 16th February 2023
“You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13). These familiar words of Jesus suggest that our life is to accomplish the two benefits of salt: seasoning (attractiveness) and preservation. Paul applied the salt metaphor to speech when it came to relating to nonbelievers: Our speech should be graceful (kind, compassionate, encouraging, understanding)—seasoned with salt.
How might the two uses of salt—seasoning and preservation—apply to our speech when relating to those who might be opposed to our beliefs or actions? Seasoning suggests speech that adds an attractive flavor to the conversation or dialogue. And preservation suggests doing whatever we can, not just to preserve a relationship but to strengthen it. As Paul wrote in Romans 12:18, “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” “All men” includes everyone we encounter—even those who may have done us wrong. Let us speak only “what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers” (Ephesians 4:29).
Look for an opportunity to encourage someone today with gracious words that are “flavorful” and that strengthen the relationship.
It is bad to think ill, but it is worse to speak it. – Matthew Henry
Read-Thru-the-Bible: Numbers 22 – 24
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