September 21, 2023 David Jeremiah Devotional Turning Point
September 21, 2023 David Jeremiah Devotional Turning Point
TURNING POINT DEVOTIONAL – 21ST SEPTEMBER 2023 BY DR DAVID JEREMIAH
Read and Digest Today’s Dr David Jeremiah Devotional Message. May the Lord bless you.
Today’s Topic: Put Out the Fire
Scripture: [Love] does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6
Recommended Reading: Proverbs 18:8; 26:20
8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
DAVID JEREMIAH’S TURNING POINT SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
“Gossip” goes back to the Old English godsibb—a godfather, godmother, or baptismal sponsor. It evolved to refer to anyone who was a close friend, associate, or relative—that is, a person with whom one talks about intimate matters. The idea of “gossip” gradually became that of “idle talk”—the words themselves or the person who speaks them.
Proverbs has much to say about idle talk and those who engage in it. Sin is potential in a multitude of words; the one who restrains his speech is wise (Proverbs 10:19). A gossip’s words are like delectable sweets, going down deep in a person (Proverbs 18:8). The best way to put out a fire is to remove the wood; the best way to stop strife is to remove the gossip (Proverbs 26:20). In a neutral sense, gossip is just words between people—positive or negative words. But biblically, gossip is always viewed in a negative light. Gossip is kept alive by spreading rumors and recounting unsavory news that should remain private. Gossip is the opposite of “speaking the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15).
Love does not delight in spreading rumors of dark deeds. Love participates only in what edifies and honors others.
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
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Read-Thru-the-Bible: Jonah 1 – 4
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