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Let Love Speak
By Pastor Brad Heintz
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here are all kinds of speech out there today. I was taught in school that there are four basic types of speech: 1. inform; 2. instruct; 3. entertain; 4. persuade. But what I have experienced in life is more involved than that. Speech can uplift and encourage and yet it can spread lies and half-truths, Or even worse, some speech is filled with vulgarity or tainted with hate. As James said, “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness (James 3:9 NIV).” But there is a kind of speech that really can help, create change and produce miracles. That kind of speech is when we let love speak.
Let God’s Word speak to you about this.
• If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
(1 Corinthians 13:1 NLT)
• Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
(1 John 4:9 NIV)
THow do we let love speak?
• Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses (Proverbs 10:12 NLT)
• Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. (Ephesians 4:15 NIV)
• I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help.
• I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.(Psalm 40:10 NIV)
During the month of February take time to think about what you say and how you say it. Is your speech filled with love or not? Do you let love speak through what you say and how you say it? What if each of us would let love speak in February? I bet February would be much better month for all interactions, relationships and gatherings.
Pastor Brad Heintz is the founding pastor of Living Word Church in Taylor Lake Village, Texas, a vibrant family-style, non-denominational gathering of believers who take a pure, simple and real approach to faith and life. www.LWCBA.org
