DCLM Sincere Milk 10 February 2024 — Tale-Bearing: The Mother Of Strife
DCLM Sincere Milk 10 February 2024 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Tale-Bearing: The Mother Of Strife
Topic: Tale-Bearing: The Mother Of Strife
Text: Proverbs 26:20-23
20Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
21As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
22The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
23Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Key Verse: “Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.” Proverbs 26:20
Message
In the olden days and even nowadays in some places, heat for warming or cooking was obtained by placing two logs of wood together and setting the touching ends on fire. The simplest way of putting out the fire was to separate the touching edges. When two or more people sit together, they are bound to talk. A talebearer is someone that spreads gossips and rumours. Talebearing is the spreading of false news. It is punishable by the law in many countries. Children talk too, they talk with their friends about other people.
They talk about their parents, teachers, neighbours and others. They talk about what they know and what they do not know. But whether what they say is true or not, as long as your words can cause misunderstanding or bring a reproach to others, you have sinned.
You must be very careful of what you tell people about others. Your evil words will separate friends and cause a quarrel or a fight among people. Watch what you say today Separate from everyone that wants to gossip with you. God will bless or punish you according to your words.
Prayer for today: Spirit of the Living God, please be in control of all I say.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
