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Christians are ministers of life and grace



Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4:29
     As Christians, we have the Spirit of Christ. We are the light of the world. We are to live, love, talk and conduct all our affairs in life like Him. Your words should minister grace to the hearers always.
    Some people aren’t conscious of this reality. They are controlled by their senses: they do the things they want to do and say what they want to say according to their feelings. Such people pride themselves in having terrible, abusive, and insulting words. When they are angry, they don’t hesitate to speak words that could make the hearers lose sleep. They are proud of what they should be ashamed of. The bible says of them, “their God is their appetite.” If only they knew the dire consequences of their actions. Philippians 3:18-19 says, “for many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose  end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.”
 Never be happy that you made someone else sad. Don’t be like the man who was happy to talk the usher down just because the usher asked him to sit somewhere in church. That’s inconsistent with your nature of love. The Bible says, “Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth” 1Corinthians 13:6 NIV. We are ministers of the Gospel, called to minister life and grace. Be like Jesus of whom the Bible says, “And the common people heard him gladly…” Mark12:37. When people hear from us, they should be glad, because we minister gracious words to them; words of life. Glory to God



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