The Power Of The Tongue

     Studying and thinking about the power of our tongues has me thinking and praying. How about you? James has so much to say about the damage our tongues can do in Chapter 3 of the book he wrote. He compares the damage of slander and gossip to the spark that brings about a forest fire!

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. James 3:5

     Every person on earth is loved by God and His desire is to save each one. When we speak evil about another, it causes damage to ourselves and to a child of God.

With the tongue, we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. James 3:9

     King Solomon adds to the warnings of James. We can avoid the fire altogether and put out the flame.

Without wood, a fire goes out, without a gossip, a quarrel dies down. Proverbs 26:20

     And finally, a reminder that our tongues can bring harm to others, but ultimately our boasts and slander and gossip cause the most harm to ourselves.

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity. Proverbs 21:23

     Let’s take this next verse as a daily prayer. I need it!

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord, keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3

Amen!!