"Our Language Reveals..."

Recently while reading some blogs, I found it rather interesting that the different ones I was reading often spoke of the Lord. They spoke of Jesus as their Lord or how deeply moved they were by His dying on their behalf. One particular person had an attachment of a very moving depiction of the death of Jesus on our behalf. You might be thinking all of this isn't strange. Here's the kicker...in each of the blogs I was reading (or even on facebook), statements were made and then came a word that was not Christ-like. A profane word here or an expletive word used. Do people realize what this is saying? What are they revealing?

"From the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not be this way. Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?" (Jam. 3:10-11)

Our language comes from out hearts as the center of our fountain. If our heart is attached to the Lord there should be a life that is lived in line with Him. You sure wouldn't ever hear of Jesus walking around using an expletive word or a profane word now and then! God speaks to those in Christ, "Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear." (Eph. 4:29) Unwholesome, rotten words have no place for those in Christ Jesus! If they do, there is something wrong with their heart. It is easy to say how much the Lord means but it completely different to see the impact of His life on ours.

We need to rethink our lives and listen carefully to what we say because what we say is something that is stored in the heart. John says, "If we say we have fellowship with Him and walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth." (I John 1:6) Talk does not make one in fellowship with the Lord. Your walk, where you live each and every day is the tell tell sign. James says it another way, "If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless." (Jam. 1:26) A person who uses such language has a self deceived heart. What does that reveal about your true relationship with the Lord?