Morning Prayer, Thursday, July 16, 2026 - WORD(S) OF THE DAY:  IT IS WELL

Father God, please help me to use wisdom in the words I speak from my mouth.  Amen

“[18] “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”  (Proverbs 18:21 NIV)

“The power of the tongue is real. Stop saying you’re tired.  Stop saying you’re broke.  Stop saying you are struggling.  Start saying the opposite.” The Shunamite woman and her husband had been a blessing to the prophet Elisha each time he had come to town.  One day he asks what he could he do for her.  She really didn’t need anything, however, there was one thing she desired.  She and her husband had never been able to conceive a child.  Soon after that, she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby boy.  She is happy until one day, the child dies.  The woman tells her husband that she needs to go see the prophet.  When he asks “Why,” her response is, “All is well.”  She hops on her donkey and heads out.  Elisha sees her in the distant and sends his assistant Gehazi to find out what is wrong.  What I find interesting is her son has just died and she says to Gehazi, the same thing she said to her husband, “All is well.”  You know what I saw here?  Two things.  First, Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”  Her son had died but she wasn’t about to speak that into the atmosphere.  Secondly, she wasn’t telling her troubles to anyone who was powerless to help her.  Maybe we should adopt that mindset. Be careful in the words you speak out of your mouth, and don’t tell your troubles to people that have no power to help you.

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"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  John 3:16