Babies are cute… that is absolutely no surprise to anyone. I have a 2 month-old, and he is perhaps the cutest child that has ever been born… and no, I am not biased in the least… but what makes babies so darn adorable? We could probably think of a dozen things or so, but I think the cutest thing about kids is that they have miniature features – little hands, little feet, tiny fingernails, and tiny toes… tiny everything. I have noticed however that from the time Caleb was born that there is one thing that is not so little, and that is his voice. Sure, his mouth is physically small, but what he does with his vocal chords is nothing short of amazing considering the size of everything else… He is loud! And whether he is cooing, baby-talking, or crying, he is already exerting the power of his voice. When he makes a sound our household stops, people in restaurants turn to look, or he can change the course of a day.
As we get older we learn to use our voices. We form words, control our volume, and manipulate our environment – whether for good or ill. This past week, the power of the voice has become so apparent to me. I have had study sessions in church surrounding it, I have had devotionals that discuss it, and conversations that exhibit it. And the Word of God is so clear about the importance of understanding how we use our voices, but the question that we all have to answer for ourselves is how will we use that power today?
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