11月26日
谨慎言语
“淫词、妄语，和戏笑的话都不相宜；总要说感谢的话。”
以弗所书 5:4
看看这个世界，多少人在公然亵渎上帝？听听那些流行音乐，读读那些社交媒体网络新闻，很多都充斥了亵渎的内容。我们的文化就已经充满了淫秽，而且人们对此已经越来越无所谓。对于基督徒来说，这是一个挑战。不知不觉中，这样的盛行之风影响着甚至改变着我们每天的思想和言谈。
使徒保罗，是一个为正义敢于大声疾呼的人，他叫人们不要说那些淫辞秽语，多说感谢的话。他觉得，如果我们不把精力花在恶毒的语言上，而是常说感恩的语言，我们将会发生怎样的改变？我们又将会怎样潜移默化地影响我们身边的人呢？
今日祷告：
耶稣，求祢让我注意自己的言辞，让我的心怀意念都充满感恩。阿们。
November 26
With the Right Words
Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
EPHESIANS 5:4
Consider all the effort we spend on profanity. Much of the most popular music, media, and Internet outlets are riddled with it. Our culture has become saturated in obscenity, which, of course, makes it seem less obscene with each passing day. This is a difficult path to walk for those who want to follow Jesus. The prevailing winds of culture that blow against us on the path shape so much of what we think and speak on a daily basis, often without us stopping to realize it.
Paul, a man who was certainly not afraid to use provocative language when necessary (for the right reasons), encouraged people to substitute words of thanksgiving for words of vulgarity. What if, he thought, instead of spending our energy on poisonous words, we spoke gratefulness? How would we be changed? And how would our example have a slow, steady impact on those around us?
Pray for the Day:
Jesus, make me aware today of the words I say. I pray that my heart would overflow with thankfulness today. Amen.
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