TODAY’S WORD FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2016.
TONGUE
A moveable organ in the mouth enabling speech; speech or talk; a language or dialect.
No man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil full of deadly poison, with it we bless God and Father and with it we curse men. James 3:8-9.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. Proverbs 15:4
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. Psalm 34:13.
We both can remember as children that when we said something “bad” our parents would remark strongly to us that if we ever repeated that comment or word that they would wash out our mouth with soap.
If you have ever had your mouth washed out with soap, as we both had, you will think twice about using your tongue that way again. The point our parents were making to us was that we needed to be careful about what words we chose and how we spoke to others. We needed to think before we spoke and to be sensitive to the feelings of those we were communicating too.
The tongue is a very small part of the body but it is mighty and a most important part. Without our tongue we could not taste or talk. In the above verse James warns of the power of the tongue. No man can tame the tongue and it is unruly, evil and full of deadly poison.
The tongue has the ability to do great and long term damage. Once a word comes out of the mouth it cannot be taken back. In James 3:6 we are told that the damage the tongue can do is compared to a raging fire. Like a fire you cannot control the damage a word can do and you cannot reverse the damage. In a matter of minutes a few words spoken in anger or with the intent to be hurtful can destroy a life-long relationship. Satan uses our tongues to put people against one another and to stir up hatred and fighting.
Our society has changed so much even over the last ten years. Words we hear today being commonly used were rarely used in public. Why is this happening? Just think about the changes in our culture here in America alone. Students now are forbidden to pray in their schools, the Ten Commandments cannot be posted in our schools or public buildings and pornography is accepted as free speech. We have taken God out of our society and now we are reaping the results.
James tells us that what comes out of our mouth shows what motivates us. Our words give the true picture of who we really are and who is in control. What we as believers need to understand is that without the help of God it is impossible to control our tongue. We must submit our tongue to His control.
When we allow God to control our life and the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with God’s love then our tongue will be used for God’s glory. James 3:8-9 tells us that with the tongue we praise and bless God.
Our memory verse for this week is found in Isaiah 1:18.
Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.
Help me today to control my tongue and make my words honor You in all that I do.
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