Speak Up For The Lord
Psalms 70:4: Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.
Psalms 71:24a: My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long:
Psalms 77:12: I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
Psalms 89:1: I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Psalms 113:3: From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD*S name is to be praised.
Luke 12:11: And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Exodus 4:10: And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man*s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Devotional material is taken from Today With The King, written by Robert A. Cook. Copyright © 2017. All rights reserved. Used with written permission.
Ephesians 6:18-20: Praying...for me (Paul)...that I may...speak boldly as I ought to speak.
Read also verses 21-24.
Are you surprised that one with the intellect, background, spiritual maturity, and outstanding teaching skill Paul had should yearn for the prayer support of fellow believers? Notice that Paul did not seek prayer for his deliverance or comfort. He did not say, *Dear fellow Christians, ask God to get me out of here.* He was thinking of his needs in an entirely different context. What he wanted was, first, *that utterance may be given me.* Utterance--the ability to open one*s mouth and say something for God*s glory--has to be part volitional (what you want to do) and part miracle (what God does). It involves your everyday speech as well as your witness for Christ.
Do you realize that you can glorify God in even the so-called nonreligious conversation of daily life? This kind of talk has nothing to do with pious speech; it has everything to do with allowing God to control every split second of your life. If you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit lives within you. He is there to direct, to teach, to comfort. One of His ways of working is to not speak of Himself but to magnify Christ--through you. You can trust Him to put His words in your mouth, so that what you say has eternal significance. Your words may have no claim on eloquence, but God*s touch will be upon them. Indeed, our Lord said to His disciples, *It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you* (Matt. 10:20).
Small thought here. When my life is controlled by the Holy Spirit, what I say is impelled and authorized by Him. How do you see yourself? Are you one who speaks up? God wants you to be.
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