God is Listening

“Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.” Malachi 3:16

Did you know God is keeping a journal?  And not just any journal—He has a scribe writing down every edifying word we say about Him when we’re talking to one another. It makes me want to talk about Him more often, doesn’t it you? We can never say enough about His honor, His glory, His power, His faithfulness, His holiness, or His ways. He even writes down when we’re thinking about His greatness!

It’s also how we should be talking about one another—edifying them and building them up, right? What does God want us to see in one another—the sin, the bad habits, or the idiosyncrasies that drive us crazy? Or the way He has created them to “fit” in the body of Christ? As we build up one another with our words, we’re doing something important. If what we say and even think about God is so important that He writes it down…don’t you think it’s almost just as important what we say about one another?

Your words matter. Eternity will prove it.