“Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”.
How we wish that were true, but everyone can recall instances where words have wounded us as much, if not more than, having sticks and stones hurled at us.
I once said something very mean to my twin sister. I remember exactly where we were, what was happening, and how my words pierced her, the pain in her eyes, the hurt on her face. Though she forgave me, the words were not easily forgotten by either of us, and to this day I wish I hadn’t thoughtlessly said them. Our words can be weapons of life or death, they build up or tear down.
When our words are meant to harm, God says that His word can demolish those “sticks and stones”.
(Jer. 23:29) “Does not my word burn like fire”? says the Lord. Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?”
When the enemy throws a stone at you, God’s word can demolish that word in it’s tracks! That rock becomes dust. In my last post I shared how dust can join together with water molecules to become rain, life-giving rain.
(Gen 50:20) “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.”
So when it feels like you are getting battered, don’t just take it! Put God’s word in your mouth and let Him shatter those rocks to dust! He’ll do it! And miraculously, beautifully, what was meant to hurt and harm can become the very seed of life, full of God’s purpose for a prosperous, thriving life.
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