Friday, June 6, 2025

Even in Every Careless Word

 

...we hear them telling
in our own tongues
the mighty works of God.

           Acts 2. 11

(God uses our own words, 
stories He has given us,
ordinary experiences we carry,
our native languages
      and even accents,
so that others can hear
   and understand the Truth
in a way that suddenly
  makes sense to them.
We speak the gospel.
God translates
    into the hearts
    of those around us,
even those we would
            never expect,
even those we didn't think
     were listening).

O LORD,
You have strategically placed
   us in all time and space
to bring the gospel here
     in so many words.
Please help us
   not just to put it into words,
but to emulate Your truth
   by how we respond
   to others even today.
Make the invisible visible.
Make Your glory audible.
May Your love seep through
        every careless word.
We never know who is listening.
We never know
    whose lives are being changed.
All redeemed in Your hands.
             Every word.


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