“If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies,” – 1 Peter 11
What does it mean, to speak as “the oracles of God”. In this verse, it means that we should only speak what God Wills us to speak. To go beyond that is a grave sin. One thing that may help us is that our speech should never contradict God’s Word (The Holy Bible)
In times of trouble especially, we can be tempted to “minister” to God’s People by speaking words of hope and comfort. And this is good.
However, it is important that we do not “minister” to God’s People beyond the “ability which God supplies”. In other words, we must not give God’s People more than God Wills and we must not lighten God’s Warnings to His People.
It is important that when we “minister” to God’s People, we speak only God’s Truth as it is, not as what we might wish it were…
Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!