Souls are often converted through godly conversation. Simple words frequently
do more good than long sermons. Disjointed, unconnected sentences are often
of more use than the most finely polished periods or rounded sentences. If
you would be useful, let the praises of Christ be ever on your tongue; let
him live on your lips. Speak of him always; when thou walkest by the way,
when thou sittest in thy house, when thou risest up, and even when thou liest
down, it may be that thou hast someone to whom it is possible that thou
mayest yet whisper the gospel of the grace of God. Many a sister has been
brought to know the Saviour by a sister’s pleadings that were only heard in
the silence of the night. God give you, beloved, to fulfil our text! “They
shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power.” They shall
do it, mark you; God will make you do it if you are his people. Go and do it
willingly. Begin, from this time forth, and keep on doing it for ever. Say,
concerning other conversation, “Begone far hence! avaunt! Thus shall be my
constant and only theme.” Be like the harp of old Anacreon, which would never
sound any other note but that of love. The harpist wished to sing of Cadmus,
and of mighty men of wisdom, but his harp would resound of love alone. Be,
then, like Anacreon’s harp,-sing of Christ alone! Christ alone! Christ alone!
Jesus, Jesus only! Make him the theme of your conversation, for “they shall
speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power.” God give you grace
so to do, for Christ’s sake! Amen.
“This article originally appeared here at Bible Bulletin Board.”
