Nourishment

The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

This verse is similar to the one we talked about yesterday.

When those who love Jesus speak, it’s like a satisfying meal to those who hear it – it tastes good, smells good, and hits all receptors - so that it does good.  And besides that, it expands out like a wave, hitting many who are standing nearby, causing them to fall to their knees and swim in the wake.  Wow, I want to speak with choice words that nourish many…don’t you? 

But back to the fools again…those who act unwisely.  This passage says they die for lack of sense.  Reading this in context, I see these fools standing in the same waves above, but because their heart is not in tune with what’s rolling off the lips of the righteous – instead of it being a wave that covers them and makes them want to swim – it knocks them out silly like a devastating tsunami. 

When we fail to recognize or heed that which is being spoken by those who love the Lord, we just might get swept up in something that kills our spirit…or our bodies.

Lord, touch my lips with your goodness so that when I speak it brings health and life to those who hear.