“There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.” Psalms 19:3-4
Do you know how long a sound wave survives in the universe? I didn’t either until a few months ago, and the answer shook my world.
I sound wave survives in the universe FOREVER. Sound waves never die.
Yes, you stop hearing them, but the actual wave it forms forever continues to bounce off things. Are you ready for the good news? That means that all the words Jesus spoke are still bouncing off things in our world today! I don’t know about you but that gave me a new perspective to when He said His word is living and active. While we are talking about good news, how many words of encouragement, words of praise, sounds of laughter, words of love, or any other form of life giving speech have left your lips. All those words are still floating around bringing life over people and places.
I could stop this blog right here, tie it up in a nice bow and just remind everyone to use their nice words. Period, end of story, time to move on. But that is not what God has called me to do when He told me to write this blog. So, are you ready for the bad news? EVERY mean word, foul words, hurtful words, any words of death or curse you have EVER spoken are still bouncing around in the universe as well.
Let that sink in for a minute.
Confession time: Before the Race I was not always the nicest person. My go to weapon to hurt the people who hurt me were my words. I knew how to cut people down, how to take the words they told me in confidence, their hurts and pains, and use it against them to make them hurt like they hurt me. On top of that, I could pull other people to my side and soon turn multiple people against the person who wronged me. I am by no means proud of these actions and it is something God has spent the last few months working out of me. I have spoken a lot of death over people with my words and one day I will be accountable for the words I have spoken, as will you.
“I tell you, on the Day of Judgment people will give an account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justifieds, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37
How many careless words are you going to be accountable for? Notice here there are no loop holes, no room for excuses. It doesn’t say you will give an account for every careless word except for the mean words you say in anger. It doesn’t say you will give an account except for the words that came out because they are the same words your parents said to you, and you turned out ok. It doesn’t say you will give an account except for the words you use against the person who hurt you beyond all hurt, the one who abused you, or the one who just ticked you off for a little while.
I am going to take this a step further. How many hurtful , mean, cruel words have you texted to someone? Or posted on Facebook in a “cryptic” status? How much easier is it to spew hurtful words when there is an electronic device that is actually delivering the message? If you have ever received one of these hurtful messages, you know as well as I do that the first thing you want to do is share it with somebody. It was hurtful, you need to grieve, to mourn, to figure out how to not believe the lies these people have just spewed at you. So you go an speak the words written on the page and –BAM- they are now bouncing around just like if the words were said straight to your face.
No matter how hard you try, or how much you regret saying what you said, your words are now held captive in the universe forever. The Bible is really clear of what our words are supposed to look like:
“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Proverbs 16: 24
“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” Colossians 4:6
So use your words to bring life! You are not just affecting the world in which you live, but the world for generations to come. Sing His praises instead of cutting people down. Speak life instead of making a joke at someone’s expense. Call out the good in people instead of trying to hurt them the way they hurt you.
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Psalms 19:14
