Gossip- idle talk or rumor especially about the private affairs of others. Here I am burning the midnight oil and the Lord is stirring my spirit. He reminded me of this topic and I felt impressed to release this. Just to note, no man can force us to stop talking.Yet we can be encouraged to curve our conversations. Nowhere in the Bible is the word gossip used. Yet there are other words that denote talk that is malicious and unfruitful in the end. Let us take a look at some of these words and scriptures. I will start with the word gossip. Many times a gossiper is ignorant of what they are doing. These are your simple every day conversations at your local beauty shop, barber, or settings of discussing others in way as to just talk about them and get the latest scoop. This is what I call being a newsmonger. The next level is a talebearer. A talebearer knows what they are doing and cannot wait to tell a story. " Oh, Do I have something to tell you!" Pr 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. {A talebearer: Heb. He that walketh, being a talebearer } Pr 18:8 ¶ The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. {talebearer: or, whisperer} Pr 20:19 ¶ He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. Pr 26:20 ¶ Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. {talebearer: or, whisperer} Pr 26:22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. The next level is the busybody. A busybody purposely digs up information to talk about others. This person is a meddler. They dig up information just so they have something to say about someone. 1Pe 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. This is unauthorized overseeing of another persons matters! The final level is that of a slanderer. This is the title of the enemy and this type of level shows what spirit this person is operating in.A slanderer gets information, twists it, and repackages it to bring defamation of character to the one being accused. Nu 14:36 ¶ And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, Pr 10:18 ¶ He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. Let us cast satan down out of our imaginations and curve our communication as to Glorify God. When we do this we will see power released in our lives in new ways! Re 12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. Let us be slow in pointing the finger at others, lest we find ourselves to be on the wrong side of God In His Service, Apostle Jesse |
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