Speak Right

Bible Reading Today: Numbers 26-27

Numbers 27:7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them.

The children of Israel went through many cycles of complaining every time problems would arise. Instead of asking or praying about these things themselves, they would complain to Moses until something changed...and even though God gave them what they asked for, it sometimes came along with a little judgment for their behavior. But then, we see the daughters of Zelophehad, who simply went & asked for an inheritance since they had no brothers for the inheritance to pass to. Their request was easily granted, with no form of judgment to follow, because they did not complain! They did not desire to go back to Egypt or rebel & create an idol to worship...they simply spoke right! Complaining almost comes naturally, unfortunately...let's remember that God is willing to hear us out, so we should be praying instead of complaining! We would have a lot more favor with others and with God if we make the effort to speak right & not wrong, positively and not negatively. It seems so simple, yet our complaining is great at complicating everything! "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:"

Matthew 7:7

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."

Proverbs 18:21