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The Power of Words
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Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue..” A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and 2 of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the 2 frogs that they were as good as dead. The 2 frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to just stop the pain and die. But he jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Are you stupid? Didn’t you hear us?” The frog signed to them that he was deaf. And here, he had thought they were encouraging him the entire time.
There is power of life or death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it. So be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words …. it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. The Lord Jesus Christ stated, “.. the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63 “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, a nd believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. John 5:24