Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
When a word is fitly spoken it is an appropriate word at an appropriate time. We have all experienced at one time or another when someone said something that just hit the spot. Maybe it was a perspective or a scripture or even a casual comment that addressed just what we were going through. Some commentators believe this is referring to the carving of apples of gold set in a filigree setting of silver. The golden apples would stand out upon the backdrop of silver. One year my husband saw some ‘golden apples’ at a store. They were made of brass but such was our budget. He then bought a silver colored tray and brought them home. He set them upon our coffee table and instructed us that this would be a reminder that our words were to be fitly spoken. When I would walk by this visual I would submit my tongue and the meditations of my heart to the Lord. I would ask Him to help my words stand out in a beautiful way and be placed by the Master Craftsman. Lord, we ask You to be the Craftsman who would take our words today and place them right where they would be best set. Let the words of our mouth be acceptable in Your sight O Lord and be beautiful to all those who hear them. Be glorified in us through our speech today.
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