April
16, 2013
Proverbs
16:24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb sweetness to the soul and health to
the body
Gracious
is defined as, “courteous, kind, and pleasant, especially to someone of lower
social status.” It’s easy maybe to be “nice” to someone who can get you
something; nice words seem to flow when there is a desired outcome to benefit
you in some way. Nice words just for the sake of nice words; yeah, those are
harder to come by sometimes. We sometimes allow our moods, emotions, or
situations dictate the words or tone of the words we use. It’s an easy trap to
get into. Allowing your mood or whom you are talking to dictate how you speak. It’s
harder to adopt a spirit of just being nice to everybody reguardless of social
standing or how your day has gone. However, Jesus wasn’t just “nice” to those
that society considered worthy. He was “nice” to everybody. He never let His
circumstances (and His were certainly worthy of doing so) dictate how He spoke.
Can we say the same?
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