Read: Matthew 26:69-75

Your speech betrays you.
-Matthew 26:73

One of the first things a physician says when he
examines a patient is, “Let me see your tongue.” It is
often possible to make a diagnosis just by looking
inside a person’s mouth. Some diseases can be detected
by the tongue’s appearance.

This is even more true as a test of spiritual health.
A person’s speech reveals what is going on inside.
Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaks” (Mt. 12:34).

The apostle Peter, on the night Jesus was arrested,
made the mistake of opening his mouth. When he spoke,
some of the bystanders recognized his dialect and said,
“Surely you also are one of them, for your speech
betrays you” (Mt. 26:73). Although he tried to deny
their accusations, his speech revealed who he really
was.

Our speech tells much about us. Our accent indicates
the country or region from which we came. Our words
reveal education or refinement, or the lack of it. Our
topics of discussion point to our chief interests in
life, for we talk about the things we love the most.
And our conversation reveals our eternal destination,
for travelers to heaven will speak “the language of
Glory,” while travelers to hell will speak “the language
of the pit.”

What is your tongue saying about you?
-M.R. De Haan, M.D.

Take my tongue, and bridled well
Words of truth is e’er may tell,
Take my heart, its wellspring deep,
Cleanse and purify and keep. -Bosch

A WORD FROM OUR MOUTH
SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT OUR HEART.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.