Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
The charge to open the mouth for the speechless is a call to work on behalf of those who are ready to perish. It is joined to the following charge to judge righteously, making intercession and practical effort inseparable duties toward the condemned and dying. No one can do this work in human strength alone, for fitness for it comes from Christ imparting the fragrance of His own character to His followers. Clothed with that character, they are enabled to labor directly for the salvation of the perishing.
The charge to open the mouth for the speechless is a call to work on behalf of those who are ready to perish. It is joined to the following charge to judge righteously, making intercession and practical effort inseparable duties toward the condemned and dying. No one can do this work in human strength alone, for fitness for it comes from Christ imparting the fragrance of His own character to His followers. Clothed with that character, they are enabled to labor directly for the salvation of the perishing.