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YOUR VOICE MATTERS

Devotional:

We often think our voice won’t make a difference—that others are more qualified, more influential, or more worthy to speak for God. Yet in Scripture, the people who shaped history weren’t the most popular; they were the most available. God doesn’t look for perfect voices—He looks for willing hearts.

Jeremiah was young when God called him. He answered, “Ah, Lord GOD! I don’t know how to speak; I’m only a youth” (Jeremiah 1:6). Maybe you’ve felt that too: “I’m not enough,” “I don’t have the experience,” “Who would listen to me?” God’s reply remains the same: “Don’t say, ‘I’m only a youth.’ You must go wherever I send you and say whatever I command”(Jeremiah 1:7).

What Jeremiah didn’t grasp at first is that his voice didn’t depend on his age or ability, but on the authority of the One who sent him. God didn’t just give him a message—He gave him an identity: a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah’s voice became an extension of God’s heart in a confused generation. That’s what God wants to do with you.

We live in a time overflowing with voices yet starving for truth. Everyone wants to speak; few want to listen to heaven. Your voice matters because it can echo that truth in the noise. When you speak with love, justice, and faith, you raise a Kingdom signal in a land used to spiritual silence.

Maybe you’ve gone quiet because someone belittled your opinion, your testimony, or your past. But God didn’t call you to hide. Jesus said, “You are the light of the world… No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket” (Matthew 5:14–15). If God lit something in you, don’t let anyone snuff it out.

Every word you speak can build up or tear down, heal or wound, construct or destroy. That’s why Proverbs 18:21 teaches that “life and death are in the power of the tongue.” Using your voice wisely is spiritual stewardship. When you speak in line with the Word, you release life, hope, and faith.

God chose you to represent His truth where others stay silent. Maybe you’ll never hold a pulpit, but your voice preaches at school, at work, online, and in everyday conversations. Don’t minimize your influence. What you say—and how you say it—might be the seed that awakens a sleeping heart.

So today, stop doubting your voice. Don’t compare it to anyone else’s. God gave each of us a unique tone, a distinct message, and a specific audience. Your testimony may not reach millions, but it will reach the one He’s after—and that’s enough.

Prayer:

Lord, thank You for reminding me my voice has purpose. Forgive me for doubting or staying silent out of fear. Fill me with Your Spirit to speak with wisdom, love, and courage. Let my words reflect Your heart and bring life where there’s confusion. Teach me to use my voice to build, heal, and announce Your truth with humility. Amen.