Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:
But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Again the Scripture divides humanity into two camps: the righteous and the wicked. Again this polarization is done within the perspective of the fruits of our speech. Not that the speech is necessarily conscious, but rather that the speech is an illustration, even a revelation of what already is in our heart.
Ideas and concepts travel from one person to another through the vehicle of human relations. We have contact with and speak to each other. In this process we affect each other, even have the ability to lead each other in the right or in the wrong direction. God has therefore given us parameters that we may be able to discern if a person is a right according to God’s standards, or wrong. By these parameters, we are to judge whether or not we are to associate with a person or not. It is important to notice that most of these parameters reveal people’s nature through the content of their speech.
If we follow the parameters given to us and if we ourselves know the Word, it doesn’t take to be a highly educated psychologist to define someone’s character. All we have to do is match them with these proverbs on the tongue and speech. Like the touchstone helps us know the quality of gold, the Word helps us find the worth of a person. Then, our own worth is also defined by whether we choose or not to associate with that person after the Word reveals their character to us.
When He returns, Jesus will discern and evaluate each one of us. He will judge between person and person. The sheep He will put at his right hand and the goat at His left hand. These proverbs, and many other character evaluating statements in the Word are the laws by which he will judge the world on that day. How will we fare?
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:
But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Again the Scripture divides humanity into two camps: the righteous and the wicked. Again this polarization is done within the perspective of the fruits of our speech. Not that the speech is necessarily conscious, but rather that the speech is an illustration, even a revelation of what already is in our heart.
Ideas and concepts travel from one person to another through the vehicle of human relations. We have contact with and speak to each other. In this process we affect each other, even have the ability to lead each other in the right or in the wrong direction. God has therefore given us parameters that we may be able to discern if a person is a right according to God’s standards, or wrong. By these parameters, we are to judge whether or not we are to associate with a person or not. It is important to notice that most of these parameters reveal people’s nature through the content of their speech.
If we follow the parameters given to us and if we ourselves know the Word, it doesn’t take to be a highly educated psychologist to define someone’s character. All we have to do is match them with these proverbs on the tongue and speech. Like the touchstone helps us know the quality of gold, the Word helps us find the worth of a person. Then, our own worth is also defined by whether we choose or not to associate with that person after the Word reveals their character to us.
When He returns, Jesus will discern and evaluate each one of us. He will judge between person and person. The sheep He will put at his right hand and the goat at His left hand. These proverbs, and many other character evaluating statements in the Word are the laws by which he will judge the world on that day. How will we fare?
Now that we know the content of the test, maybe we should prepare ourselves for the greatest ‘exam’ of all times.
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