DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- TONGUES THAT GLORIFY GOD

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – TONGUES THAT GLORIFY GOD

"And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused because everyone heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed, and marveled, saying to one another, 'Look, are not all these who speak Galileans​? How is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born?.....We hear them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.' " (Acts 2:-8, 11b)

It must have been a marvelous scene, Maybe there was some confusion going on. Here were people from many nations who heard these Galileans speaking in their own languages. No wonder there was confusion and chaos. How could these Galileans know all of these foreign languages? As they listened closer, they hear that these people from Israel were speaking in their own languages the wonderful works of God, giving praise and glory to God.

We may not have this gift of speaking in unknown tongues or languages that we have not learned. But we do have a language that we do speak. Here is the challenge. Do we speak glory and praise to God? It is so easy to talk about everything under the sun. What if we determined to talk about the Son above?

God calls us to speak in ways that will bring Him glory and honor. He says that no profane nor corrupt speech should come out of our mouths, but only what is edifying. Jesus said that we will be held accountable for idle or careless word we speak. Profanity should have no place in our speech because it does not bring glory to God. As the Psalmist wrote, "Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips." And James wrote that blessing and cursing should never come out of the same well.

Our speech should always bring honor to the Savior. "Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing our great Redeemer's praise. The glories of our God and King, the triumphs of His grace."

Love, Dad