TOO MANY WORDS!

The reason so many Christians speak so many idle words, is that they speak SO MANY WORDS! They talk so much that they have no time to think, and no time to listen to the voice of God. Foolish words come so easily. We do not even have to think of them. We can listen to any conversation, anywhere and come away with a large supply of them which can be produced by repetition. The spirit of the age is an ever increasing spirit of levity, which makes serious thinking difficult for both sinner and saint. It is typified by the oft repeated saying, “Don’t take life too seriously. After all you’ll never get out of it alive.” In such an age it takes real effort and consecration to “Study to be quiet,” and to wait before God long enough to have words to speak which are the words of God, and which can have power. But the wise man will do it. “He that hath knowledge, spareth his words.” (Proverbs 17:27). “But the mouths of fools FEEDETH ON FOOLISHNESS.” (Proverbs 15:14). “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin.” (Proverbs 10:19). “A fool’s voice is known by MULTITUDE OF WORDS.” (Ecclesiastes 5:3).