The Wisdom of the Word and Words

The Road of the Wise

Q0skin yv Q0skyrovn Imasdov;ivnu

Imasdovnin Jampan

Proverbs 18:1-8

We move on to our sixth sermon in the Book of Proverbs.

Today we will see the power of the word.

I would like to start with God, and end my sermon with Him too; God is alpha and omega.

In the beginning…

God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Gen 1:3)

God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” (Gen 1:6)

And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. (Gen 1:9)

God talked; He uttered words and there was the creation of beauty, universe, nature. Such an artist “painter” creating this beautiful universe, and eventually us, humans.

God’s creation did not stop. After the Fall, He kept talking to humanity to help us seek Him and obey His commandments. Eventually He sent His son to talk to us. “In the beginning was the Word (logos), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).

As you see, there is power in the spoken word. The Book of Proverbs also warns us about the use of words. It explores the consequences of destructive words and the blessings of constructive words.

Destructive words:

“The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.” Proverbs 18:8

I don’t know why we like to gossip. Sadly, we also gossip especially in the church community. And this is not just one particular church, all churches and all nations.

If you look at this verse, it says gossip is delicious; it seems we are delighted when we gossip; it feels good when we gossip.

I used to think that gossip was for the older generation. I am mistaken. If you are on Facebook, you understand what I am saying. The youth, like any other generation, face the temptation of gossip.

When we gossip, we do not see our problems, and we delight with the failures of others. Somehow we overlook our “sins” by pointing at others.

Gossip is dangerous and eventually becomes a habit. It is like delicious food; you want more of it. Isn’t that what we call addictive? When tigers or wild cats eat human flesh, they become addicted to the taste and they want to come back and have more. The only way to stop them is to kill them. Villagers will kill those animals to protect themselves from being attacked again.

Gossip is like that; it is delicious; you want more of it. It becomes part of your life. And it spreads all over. “…they go down into the inner parts of the body.”

We will continue in English.