Matthew 15:10-11 & 17-20 NLT
10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. 11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”
later He explains this further to his disciples:
17 “Anything you eat passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer. 18 But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you. 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. 20 These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.”
At the beginning of the chapter, the Pharisees begin asking Jesus why his disciples don't obey the old tradition of washing their hands before they eat. Jesus replies by saying that it's not what goes into their mouths that is the problem. It is their words that come out of their mouths. He goes on to say to his disciples that words come from the heart. We need to remember to be putting good, pure things into our heads and hearts, so that in return, good and pure things come out of our mouths.
Matthew 12:34b-35 also speaks on the subject:
"34b For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him."
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ReplyDeleteThis morning I was reminded in this story how often when I have something tough I'm going through and I don't know what to do that God has always been there for me before and covered me, but I forget again to trust and know that he'll be there still. To wait, be patient and know that he is GOD!