Peddlers of Poison



RISE AND SHINE FOR JESUS! \O/

By Pam Iannello
(my late mother)





Proverbs 11:13 (KJV)

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.



A talebearer is a person who doesn’t keep quiet when he should. A talebearer reveals things that should never be told while a faithful person conceals confidential details. Many people think that a talebearer is one who fabricates stories but according to the Bible this is not so. This scripture verse is not referring to falsehoods, but is referring to things that are true but are unnecessary to make known. Are you a bearer of tales, dear lady? Should every tidbit of attention-grabbing info you pass along really be made public? Believe it or not, a bona fide talebearer even spreads his own intimacies all over the place! Even so, just because the information is accurate doesn’t make it right to share…



Proverbs 18:8 (KJV)

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.



Proverbs 26:22 (KJV)

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.



How important it is that we learn the secret of silence! Consider the damage that an individual with loose words can cause… In fact, God put this passage in the Bible twice just so we would ponder the extent of the damage more than once! Do you think twice before you speak? Is there a chance you may have wounded someone deeply by your tactless talk, dear lady? Is chatting with you the same as reading the front page of the newspaper? Has an innocent bystander unsuspectingly ingested your delectable serving of secrets only to be injured by them at a later date? How much pain is associated with the tales you transfer into the soul of your listeners? Surely the wounds could have been avoided – if you had read and obeyed God’s Word!! And by the way, ladies, those who willingly assimilate tasty tales will find soon afterward that their own nature is severely altered for listening… In fact, the faithfulness of YOUR spirit is at stake!



Proverbs 20:19 (KJV)

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.



If it has become your main business to recite personal particulars, the Lord has hung a bright caution light over your head in His Word! Yes, God commands His children not to meddle with folks that employ their lips in a loose and inappropriate fashion. We are expected to refuse to associate with gossip oriented persons, Christian or not. Why? Because you can’t control their tongue – but you can control your ears! I love the fact that God’s solutions to man’s problems are always simple - don’t associate with a talebearer. Tale-bearing emits a threefold poison; for it injures the teller, the hearer, and the person concerning whom the tale is told.  Ladies, are you strong enough to identify and smart enough to resist the alluring technique of individuals who endeavor to entice you with their archive of classified information? Would God say that you have an appetite for stealthy chit-chat? Do you really care about building, maintaining, and guarding a faithful spirit in yourself?



Proverbs 26:20 (KJV)

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.



I believe God would be pleased if we all behaved in such a fashion as to put a talebearer out of business, amen? Considering your current testimony in light of the above passage, are you to blame for enhancing a talebearer’s career or thwarting it? Are you supplying the ears for a talebearers tongue? Or, does the LORD have your ear?



Leviticus 19:16 (KJV)

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour:

I am the Lord.



Sadly, society has pretty much accepted the fact that women are known to be creatures with a propensity for gossip and speaking things they ought not and some folks even chuckle over this kind of activity…. BUT, God does not approve of tale bearing no matter how used to this hellish habit others may be! The Lord considers a person traveling about peddling all sorts of colorful stories, gathering the secrets of every person and family and retailing them wherever he or she goes to be WICKED. In fact, it is every bit the same as what Satan does! The lives and reputations of innocent people are greatly injured by this ungodly practice. Such a despicable person is a pest to society and should be banished from the habitations of men! “Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people.” Will you take what God said about this matter seriously?



God Bless,

Pam

Isaiah 60:1&2

Copyright 2005 Pamela A. Iannello

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