Broken Bread
Daily Devotions from the Daily Light
by Evan Hopkins
July 6
Let your speech be always seasoned with grace.--Col. 4:4
In grace as its element, investure" (Eph. 4:29; Col. 3:16). Atmosphere is an important factor, whether we think of the natural or the spiritual world. Grace is the true sphere of the child of God. But grace has two important aspects. We may regard it as the ground on which God has dealt with us in Jesus Christ. "By grace are ye saved" (Eph. 2:8). It is that which regards our demerit. And then grace is that which meets our need, after He has removed our guilt. "My grace is sufficient for thee" (2 Cor. 12:9). We think of our guilt, and we see how God meets it with His grace. In the first it is the opposite of merit; in the second it is the complement of our need.
Our very speech ought to show that we are the subjects of divine grace. We may minister grace to those who hear our words. Let the Lord of grace fill the heart, and control every thought and desire, and then from the lips will flow words of quickening grace.