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Words Like Apples of Gold, October 16
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Proverbs 25:11
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Some are seen to come forth from their daily communion with God
clothed with the meekness of Christ. Their words ... come forth sweetly
from their lips. They scatter seeds of love and kindness all along their
path, ... because Christ lives in their heart.
The tongue needs to be educated and disciplined and trained to speak
of the glories of heaven, to talk of the matchless love of Jesus.
There are souls who err, and who feel their shame and their folly.
They are hungry for words of encouragement. They look upon their
mistakes and errors until they are almost driven to desperation. Instead of
... reproving and condemning and taking away the last ray of hope that
the Sun of Righteousness sheds into their hearts, let your words fall as
healing balm upon the bruised soul. Be not like desolating hail that beats
down and destroys the tender hope springing up in the hearts. Leave not
the hungry, starving soul in his helplessness to perish because you fail to
speak words of tenderness and encouragement.
The most persuasive eloquence is the word that is spoken in love and
sympathy. Such words will bring light to confused minds and hope to the
discouraged, brightening the prospect before them. The time in which
we live calls for vital, sanctified energy; for earnestness, zeal, and the
tenderest sympathy and love; for words that will not increase misery, but
will inspire faith and hope. We are homeward bound, seeking a better
country, even an heavenly. Instead of speaking words which will rankle
in the breasts of those that hear, shall we not speak of the love wherewith
God hath loved us? Shall we not try to lighten the hearts of those around
us by words of Christlike sympathy?
Those who love Jesus Christ will contemplate His character, meditate
upon His words, practice His precepts, and become living missionaries.
The words they speak will be like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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