{"id":9496,"date":"2018-07-23T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T05:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=9496"},"modified":"2018-07-20T11:40:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:40:53","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-7-23-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-7-23-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 7-23-18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV) 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is wonderful to know. Time and time again I have to remind myself to have the right attitude.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One recent day I was waiting in line to park my car. The person in the car ahead of me was taking forever. They were talking away with the parking attendant. Then when they got around to paying, it didn\u2019t stop there. They continued to sit there and talk more.<\/p>\n

I waited and waited. I could feel my blood pressure rising. I thought of many unholy things I could do. Can you relate?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As I sat there, I decided that when it was my turn to drive through, I would not say a word. I was afraid I would say something out of anger and wish I had just kept my mouth shut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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My turn came and he scanned my parking pass. And on my way through, the gentleman said in a nice calm voice, \u201chave a nice day\u201d. My lips were sealed, just as I had planned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I immediately felt the conviction, but quickly tried to justify my actions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As the day went by, I\u00a0kept being\u00a0reminded of what took place\u00a0earlier that morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Finally,\u00a0I said, “Lord what is it?”. He reminded me of what I did.\u00a0I said, “Lord, the reason I didn\u2019t open my mouth and say anything was because I didn\u2019t want to say anything that I would regret. So, I just didn\u2019t say anything at all”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He didn\u2019t say much, but I knew He wasn\u2019t buying my excuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As time went by that day, I finally admitted that I was in the wrong. As much as I wanted to think I did the right thing, I really didn\u2019t handle myself like an ambassador of Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I said to the Lord, “I\u2019m sorry, and on my way out, I will do my best to make up for the wrong that I did”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As I left the parking lot, the same people were still in the booth and I was able to make things right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The tongue is powerful when it speaks, and even when it doesn\u2019t speak. Make sure that the fruit that comes from it isn\u2019t rotten, but good tasting! Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven Seas Ministries
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