THE TONGUE

Salt gives taste to food. But if much salt is put in the food it loses its taste cannot be consumed and it’s thrown away. The tongue is a small part of the body but when out of control pollutes the whole body.

A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything. The tongue slanders, boasts, tell lies and thinks evil plans. One cannot plant apples and harvest grapes?  Our speech can cause havoc, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a reputation, send the whole world up in smoke and go up in smoke with it. Heedless words stab like a sword, they crush the spirit. But wise words induce healing, bestows life.

God has created man in His own image and likeness. He was created to give Him praise. Out of the fruit of our lips we praise & bless the Lord. But also out of our lips we curse what God has created in His likeness. This does not please God at all. Our likeness to God shows us that we should reflect God. This is possible since He has given us a helper the Holy Spirit who can teach us how to be like our Father. He is a perfect Father. We should learn from Him by allowing His Spirit to take preeminence over our lives and control our tongues. For we have a moral obligation to speak in a manner that reflects our fear of God and profound respect for His precepts .The mouth of the righteous speaks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice. 

James 3

Prayer

Lord, set a guard on my mouth. Help me control my tongue, help me be careful about what I say. Don’t let sin anoint my head.