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You Should Say Something.

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Psalm 107:1-2
1 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble.

Think of how many interactions you have had with your friends. Those honest heart to heart conversations where they or you have heard of an injustice done to the other. Wrong has been done and the next phrase that comes out is, "You should say something!" Or "You should do something." Whether it be the need to commiserate, comfort or just to see the truth come out, it is natural to have it rise up within you, "something needs to be said, something needs to be done, something should happen in light of what has happened." 

 In many of our conversations with friends however, our sin and flesh can hijack the conversation at that point. It can blind us to the fact that there is more than just our side of the story. It can make us blind to God's will and desire in the situation. In light of our potential blindness we must exercise caution when we feel something must be said. There are a lot of areas where to "say something" is not wise, where to "do something" means inflicting unnecessary pain, where to "be honest" is our excuse for inflicting pain that is motivated by our own pain. We must resist this by the power of the Spirit working self control in us. 

 On the other hand there are also times when we don't want to say something that we really should say something. These are the times we really should say something. When another's sin is destroying them, when honesty, even if it hurts the other must be shared with love and compassion. When I don't have anything to gain by my honesty and everything to lose, that is generally when we ought to "say something" to those who would truly benefit if they hear us. 

Ephesians 4:29 "29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." As Paul puts it, Speaking the truth in love. Wisdom, discernment and submission to the Holy Spirit should dictate to us, when to speak up and when not to. 

But direct your attention to the verses above. Need we feel this way about our praise to God? Need we ask the question about our praise "Should I say something?" We seem to have it reversed. We often think way to little about how bluntly or blatantly we "say something" when we feel we have been wronged or hurt by other people, "We're just being honest" and we are way too careful about letting any joy or praise or worship come out of our hearts when it is due to the God who saved us. 

That is what we should be perpetually and unreservedly honest about. The thing we should never have to think twice about is whether we should say something in praise of our God. To others or in the quietness of our own heart.  "Let the redeemed of the LORD SAY SO!" The reality and the truth is, if you have been redeemed by God's steadfast love in Christ, You should say something. Always and forever you should say something.

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