Guard Your Tongue By Paul Chappell share on Facebook share on Twitter forward to a friend Saturday, Sep 21, 2013 "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles." Proverbs 21:23 James said that one of the clearest measures of our growth and maturity as a believer is our ability to control our tongues. “For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body” (James 3:2). Yet despite the fact that it is difficult to tame the tongue, it is critically important that we do so. Our words have great power. They can strengthen and encourage others—or tear them down. Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. said, “There is nothing today that is doing more to deaden the spiritual testimony of Christianity than the long, backbiting, mean tongues of some supposedly orthodox Christians. There are Christians that talk much about a separated life and boast about what they do and do not do and speak with great pride about their loyalty to orthodoxy, who spend their time dipping their tongues in the slime of slander and speaking the death warrant to the reputation of others. The Bible is filled with condemnation of people that slander other people. It condemns with great severity people who even take up a reproach about other people. It is just as bad to carry a rumor around after it starts as it is to start it.” Our words have a great impact on our own lives as well. When we violate God’s law by gossiping or speaking falsely against others, we create pain and suffering and divisions in the body of Christ which is meant to be united. Do not allow your words to tear apart what God has brought together. Paul wrote, “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers” (Ephesians 4:29). Today’s Proverbs Precept: Recognize the power of your words, and guard them carefully to ensure they build up rather than tear down.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:00:24 +0000
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