Words spoken can build up or they can tear down. David’s friend violated their covenant. Now as a crafty tongue slinger, he is using his smooth speech to wage war against David. He intends to humiliate David into exile and take the throne as his own. However, the covenant he breaks will be his destruction, not David’s for he is attacking God’s covenant with David. As Jude wrote, “These men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals–these are the very things that destroy them.” (Jude 1:10)
Among congregations and from the pulpit within congregations I sometimes hear manmade thoughts that should not be taught. I am reminded of Apostle John’s words, “They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.” (1 John 4:5-6)
I need to remain and be filled with the Spirit for whoever knows God listens to the truth and speaks the truth of the Spirit.
