Hello brethren, 

I found this scripture this morning. Many of us might have seen it before, though, but I thought to share.

"When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time" (Proverbs 11:11, MSG). 

Brethren, it's important we know that as believers and as a church in places, we matter. We don't need to be known, but we matter to the flourishing of places.

The city might not be doing well. And because we feel the pain of ills in that city, too, we feel obligated to speak against the city and its leadership.

It's understandable. 

But I'm saying that according to this scripture, we wield an invisible, supernatural influence over our cities. 

In blessing the city continually, the city flourishes.

This is part of the reasons why Jesus calls us the salt of the earth. It's not just in how we live but also in what we say.