Proverbs 18:20 - What does your stomach crave?

“A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; from the produce of his lips he shall be filled.”

Proverbs 18:20

The fruit of our mouth is the evidence of what is inside of our hearts. What we talk about reveals to ourselves (and others) our true hearts condition. God’s Word tells us that “a tree is known by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33). “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things” (Matthew 12:34-35). Our lives can be filled with good. We can be satisfied, but only if the words coming out of our mouth are good. Our speech returns to us. We need to guard the words coming out of our mouth. We need to keep our hearts pure. And we need to listen to what we are saying. What we say will reveal to us what is inside of our heart. If we realize that our hearts are evil, we should confess this to the Lord. He is faithful and just and will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness if we confess our sin to Him. God wants us to be satisfied. He wants us to be filled. Let’s make sure that we are satisfied and filled in Him. And let’s not forget that we will give account for our words before Him. Matthew 12:36-37 says “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Father, when we think of giving an account for our words in the day of judgment, we feel guilt and shame for we know that we have said things at various times that we shouldn’t have. Forgive us Lord for the many things we have said that showed us (and others) a sinful heart’s condition and did not bring glory to You. Father, help us to be good men and women. And out of the good treasure of our hearts may we bring forth good things. May we not be evil and bring forth evil things. We want to be satisfied from the fruit of our mouths. From the produce of our lips we want to be filled. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.