Date: Wednesday, 18th October, 2023
Text: 1 Peter 4:11
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God” says today’s text in 1 Peter 4:11a. An oracle of God in this context is His mouth piece. Such a person’s tongue is dedicated to uttering the mind of God.
Tongues dedicated to lying, false accusation, curses, slander, gossip, backbiting etc are easily hijacked by the devil because they made their tongues available.
Let the Holy Spirit rule over your tongue by consecrating it to God’s use only.
Ephesians 5:18-20 says, instead of getting drunk on wine, be filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The third verse of Frances R. Havergal’s popular hymn of consecration says:
Take my voice, and let me sing
Always, only, for my King;
Take my lips, and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee,
Filled with messages from Thee.
This will easily be possible if God’s will has become your will and your heart has indeed become his royal throne.
Prayer Nugget: Father, take control of my tongue and use it for your glory only in Jesus name.