Monday, August 16, 2021

Words of Life


It is said that “sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me,” but that is just not true. Some claim that words have never hurt them, but anyone who knows them see the fallacy. Words can be very powerful, especially depending on who says them and how. Some can give life, others bring death. They affect some people more than others, but no one is completely immune to their impact. Just because we are numb on the outside does not mean that they do not affect us, we are simply unaware of it. It is important that we focus on words that give life, rather than bringing death, both in what we say and what we hear and believe.

 

Sing them over again to me,
Wonderful words of life;
Let me more of their beauty see,
Wonderful words of life;
Words of life and beauty
Teach me faith and duty.

 

Words of life are worth repeating and dwelling on. They are things we should seek to hear and realize. There is more to it than just hearing, we need to believe and see them with our mind’s eye. The reason these words are so important is because they teach us faith and duty. They guide us on the right path, in a life of beauty.

 

Christ, the blessed one, gives to all
Wonderful words of life;
Sinner, list to the loving call,
Wonderful words of life;
All so freely given,
Wooing us to heaven.

 

These wonderful, life-giving words come from Christ. He is the Word of God, and offers them to all who will hear and yield. None is so bad that His words cannot bring them life. Born as sinners, we are all dead spiritually, but Christ can bring us to life if we will heed His words, believing and acting upon them. We don’t have to earn them, and we could never deserve them. He offers them freely because He wants us to go to heaven, but we have to accept them.

 

Sweetly echo the gospel call,
Wonderful words of life;
Offer pardon and peace to all,
Wonderful words of life;
Jesus, only Savior,
Sanctify forever.

 

These wonderful words are the gospel, the Good News that Jesus died in our place for our sins so that we may gain His righteousness and become children of God. We all deserve death, but a pardon has been offered making peace between us and the God we have offended. This comes only through Jesus as Lord and Savior, surrendering our lives to Him. Then He takes on the process of sanctification, making us more and more like Him every day until we reach heaven and perfection.

 

Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life;
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life.

 

These words, the Word of God, are beautiful and wonderful. They bring life to the dead and beauty to the barren and broken. They are worth repeating and meditating on every day of our lives, to remind ourselves of their beauty and wonder. Who could help but sing such life giving words!



Hymn by Philip Bliss, taken from Hymnary.org 

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