The Heart Overflows Through The Mouth

In the book of Matthew 12:33-37, Jesus establishes that there is a connection between the heart and the mouth using parabolic language. He refers to the heart as the tree and the words that come out of the mouth as the fruit. The words that proceed from our mouth show the condition of our heart. He states, " A good man out of a good treasure of his heart bring forth good works; an evil man out of the evil treasures in his heart bring forth evil words.

The writer Matthew supports this concept in the 7^th chapter of his book. In it, he symbolizes the heart as the tree, and the mouth as the fruit. Too many individuals are self-destructing because they are not aware of how damaging their words are to their overall well being. All too often I hear people say, "well he or she might have said it but I know their heart is in the right place." People, your words are a direct reflection of your heart. Bad fruit cannot come from a good tree. By the same token, good fruit cannot come from a bad tree. What I am saying is there is an inescapable connection between the state of the heart and the mouth.

Lets not deceive ourselves about the status of our hearts by lying to ourselves about our goodness, purity, and righteousness. A sure and unfailing indicator of what is in our hearts is the words that come out of our mouth. If they (our words) are corrupt, then our heart is corrupt as well.

Lets look at two prophetic pictures taken from the Old Testament, which further illustrate why our mouth is important. First, at the one concerning Christ, the Messiah and secondly, the bride of Christ, the church. In the book of Psalms 45: 1-2, we are given a prophetic view of the Savior as it relates to his a part of his physical being, namely, his lips. "You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God has blessed you forever." Here, is a portrait of the Messiah with grace, beauty, and purity. The first aspect of his beauty mentioned is the "grace" poured upon his lips. Two principles seen here are that grace is manifested in the lips of the Messiah, God has blessed Him forever because of His grace. During the time of Jesus terrestrial reign, there were people who sought to arrest him. When they returned without the Savior, they were asked, "Why didn’t you bring Him in?" Their reply was, "No one ever spoke the way this man does." (John 7:45-46)

In the Song of Solomon, the relationship between Christ and His bride is vividly depicted. In the 4^th Chapter, verse 3, the bride is addressed. Again. The first feature mentioned when referring to the bride was her lips. "Your lips are like scarlet thread, and your mouth is lovely." The word "scarlet" is symbolic of the sanctification or cleanliness one receives as a result of Christ’s blood. As the writer continues, he speaks of the face being hidden behind a veil with the only feature capable of penetrating the veil is the voice (again referring to the mouth). Of all the wonderful features the bride possesses, he instinctively speaks of her voice. Her words are forever in his memory. Can the same be said of you? What do your words say about the condition of your heart? Think about it!!!!!!!!

By Naomi J. Brown