Proverbs 18:8 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says...

“The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.” (Proverbs 18:8 NKJV)

He warns us that, yes gossips are enticing to hear. Its sound waves are easy to catch by one's satellite discs - called ears. It goes straight to the processing center of the brain. Then, it is embedded and stored in one’s inner being, waiting for the next unfortunate instance of broadcast airtime. Sadly, it could not be contained. It always comes out and spreads as a virus of lies. It infects the soul. When it rolls, it becomes unstoppable. It is like a twister wrecking to pieces everything on its path. It's a curse to its author, as it always reverse course devastatingly to where it starts. It isolates people under its wreckage. It destroys integrity, breaks promises, betrays trust, and severs relationship with families and friends.

As believers in Christ Jesus, saved in grace through faith by His blood, we are to despise lies and slanders. Gossips are to be spurned. It is a kind of trifle we should not touch nor take, tasty it may be. We are instead to have regular intake with right handling of God’s Words of truth. We are to heed Apostle Paul's admonition to Timothy, as it is written: "Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene.” (2 Timothy 2:14-17b ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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