Put away from you!

Put away from you!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

Proverbs 4:24
Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you.

What is a deceitful mouth? It's a dishonest mouth. It's a lying mouth. It's a mouth that misleads people. What is perverse lips? Lips that are opposed to what is right and good. Lips that are rebellious. Lips that speak contrary to God's word.

The Bible says in this verse, remove from yourself a deceitful mouth and perverse lips. In other words, Never say anything that isn't true. Have nothing to do with lies and misleading words. Why does the Bible gives so much emphasis on words? It's because death and life is in the power of the tongue. Your life follows your words. A person with a deceitful and perverse mouth will destroy himself. Words that come out of your mouth can either build your life or destroy your life. This is a spiritual law. Jesus said, 'you will have what you say.' You and I, we cannot change this spiritual law but we can choose the words under which we live. Words are the most powerful thing in this universe. You must come to a place where you begin to be serious about your words.

Let the word of God be your language. Let love be the ingredient of every word that comes out of your mouth. Always speak God's word and speak in line with God's word. Why should I be so careful with my words? Because your life is framed by your words. The Lord tells you to put away from yourself a deceitful and perverse mouth, that means you can do it with the power of the Holy Spirit. Be wise with your words and build your life. Live a higher life and let the world see Jesus in you!

“I am a man of truth. My lips are not perverse. My mouth is not deceitful. My mouth is a well of life and my lips feed many. My mouth is a wellspring of wisdom and my lips are as choice silver. My words are truthful, honourable, full of love and grace. My words edify people and build them up. The word of God is my language and I refuse to say anything against or contrary to God's word.”