No Morsel here

DEVOTION

PROVERBS

NO MORSEL

Prov 26:22

22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to a man's inmost parts.

NIV

Nothing new here, we have visited with the gossip several times before. But it seems we were always thinking about the gossip himself and the danger of being one. Here it seems the idea is about those who love to hear his words. There is so much enjoyment in that choice morsel. Of course it depends on the type of morsel. We would consider a perfectly cooked filet mignon as the choicest of morsels. Our face is aglow, our eyes have a sparkle, and our tongue savories each bite. It might be a great piece of chocolate or a piece of double fudge chocolate cake, but the idea is how much we savior the taste and the experience of having that choice morsel. This is how much we enjoy hearing those words of the gossip. Oh to find out some juicy tidbit of information about someone we know. It is especially fine when we hear those gossiping words about how that person who always makes us think that are so holy and upright, are having trouble, or are involved in some sort of sinful behavior.  What a delight to know they are not all that holy. Our eyes get wide, our face begins to turn into a smirk, and we start to think of who we can share this tidbit with.  Isn’t that the most horrible idea? We cannot listen to the gossip. Listening to them simply gives credence to their gossip, it fans the flame, and they want to tell everyone. Let us shut down the gossip. Let us keep any gossip from spreading. There is no morsel here.