The Instrumentation of Speech

Speech is the means by which God chose to save others, the spoken Word even more than the written, which is why in Romans 10:14 says, “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?” The Apostle Paul writes then again in Ephesians 6:19, “And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.”

God gave us these mouths for many purposes, many of which have a reason for speech. We can use them for praise, prayer, and preaching among other more minor, yet significant tasks. God created the entirety of heaven and earth with His own spoken word, and we, made in the image of God, can imitate Him in proper use of speech.

Today, I’ve noticed, that people will advocate for bad speech, either foul language, blasphemous, and promoting sinful behavior, such as same sex activity. I just use that as an example. On the other hand, people will criticize and rage against good speech, which supports right activity, like the God-designed roles of men and women, husbands leads and loving and wives submitting and serving. As a result, people stop speaking the truth. They won’t bring up what is now controversial for fear of cancellation or some other kind of social, if not financial, punishment.

People will not talk about what pleases God because they see it as a mere private matter as if everything exists from some accident of nature. Society will punish true speech, which pushes people toward silence on those words that Jesus said and would say. It is true that speech becomes power, even as the Word of God itself is alive and powerful and changes someone, starting on the inside and transforming him on the outside too.