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Key Verse: Verse 15 – “But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”
Key Words: speaking the truth in love
We know the truth to be
God’s Word (John 17:17) and we know we are to always speak the truth with
love. But did you know that when we
speak God’s Word (the truth) in love that it grows us spiritually; it aids in
our spiritual maturity?
I’ve got a grandson who, when he disagrees with
what is said or done, becomes angry and you can tell by the tone of his voice
and his choice of words that he isn’t speaking in love. But what do you expect? He’s only six! I know some forty-six year-olds who are only spiritually around the age of six. You can tell by the way they speak. They need to grow up spiritually. It should become a conscience act on our part
to speak the truth in love. It shows our
maturity in the Lord, but it also aids us in our continuing growth in the Lord.
Aesop, the ancient story-teller, told this
fable. Once upon a time, a donkey found
a lion’s skin. He tried it on, strutted
around and frightened many animals. Soon
a fox came along and the donkey tried to scare him too. But the fox, hearing the donkey’s voice,
said, “If you want to terrify me, you’ll have to disguise your bray.” Aesop’s moral: clothes may disguise you, but your words will
give you away.
✞ You can fake it for a while but eventually the real you will show up.
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