Paul told Titus, a Greek believer and one of his top leadership trainees, to encourage his followers to slander no one … speak evil of no man … malign no one … not tear down another with words … don’t insult them … don’t curse them … don’t blaspheme them.  [Titus 3:2 in different translations]

Believe me, its so easy to fall into the trap of using our words to degrade someone who gives us any resistance or opposition.  It’s difficult to be obedient to this challenge, yet we must.  Speaking evil against one of Christ’s followers is speaking evil of Him.

DAILY PRAYER:   Lord, forgive us for speaking evil of others.  Let the law of kindness be in our mouth today.  We trust You.

DAILY READING:  Titus 1-3, Philemon