1 Timothy 5:13 (NKJV) 13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
Timothy exposes gossip for what it is… saying things we should not be saying.
According to the Webster Dictionary, a gossiper is someone who often talks about the private details of other people’s lives.
Have we ever noticed that when someone is talking about someone else, they whisper or talk quietly so they can not be heard? That is a sure sign of gossip. If we can not or won’t say it in front of the person we are talking about, then we should not be talking about it. Period.
How many times have we been drawn into a gossiping session, without us even wanting to? One thing gets asked or brought up and the next thing we know we are traveling down this road, talking and saying things we wish we hadn’t said or brought up about others. Or the other person is saying things about someone we’d rather not hear and it looks like we are part of it?
Gossiping is a problem with Christians today and we need to identify it and get God’s help. We need His help so that we may be quick to pick up on it before we get caught up in it.
Unbelievers have their eyes on Christians. They want to know how real we are, and if what we say we actually do.
Gossiping is one of those things that can catch us off guard and it is a quick turn off to unbelievers when they see or hear us participating in it. You know how it goes? It’s OK for them, but as soon as we mess up or do what they are doing, they love it. It gives them justification, so to speak.
We cannot categorize gossiping as a little thing. We need to see it for what God’s Word says it is. In God’s eyes it’s sin, and sin is what keeps God from being able to get close to us.
So let us all pray today for each other, that God will help us to see gossip for what it really is and help us to be strong and not get caught up in it. Amen.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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