Scripture: James 3: 5-8

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.  For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Scripture Commentary: The uncontrolled tongue does terrible things

We all say and do things we regret. Control your tongue.  Words, once spoken, can never be unsaid.

When Jesus Christ was crucified, immediately following his death the people wished they had not done it. Satan uses the words from our mouth to divide people and pit them against one another.  Our words can wreak horrible results!

You may say we are human, and our flesh is weak, so why bother trying? It’s always worth trying to be better.  Jesus gave us the way of life, the way to treat one another. Even if we may not achieve perfect control, we should always ask Jesus to strengthen us.  We should always strive to reduce the damage our words can do.

Remember that we are not fighting the tongue’s fire in our strength. Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit will give us increasing power to monitor and control what we say and do. Careful, winsome speech and wise, loving words are the seeds of God.

Before you speak, remember that words are like fire. You can neither control nor reverse the damage they can do.

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