-November 22, 2025-
Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,
“But no man can control the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
(James 3:8).
James describes the tongue in a very bad light in James chapter three. He says, “the tongue boasts of great things (v.5)”; “the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity (v. 6)”; the tongue defiles the whole body (v. 6); “the tongue is unruly (v. 8)”; and the tongue is full of deadly poison (v.8).”
The tongue reminds me of the internet, it can be used of good purposes or bad purposes. In most cases the tongue gets us into trouble so often. There is a common expression that says, “a slip of the tongue.” It means we didn’t mean to say it.
The tongue is slippery alright. Words come from our mouths and cause damage and destruction. James said it makes no sense to bless God and turn around and curse people. Out of our mouths proceed both blessing and cursing; it should never be that way.
So how do we tame the tongue? It isn’t easy? And in fact, only the Lord can help us. Many verses in the Bible speak of the tongue and our speech. Paul wrote in Philippians 4:29, “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.”
If the tongue couldn’t be controlled, we wouldn’t have so many commands for how to control our speech. Colossians 4:5 says, “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”
Have a blessed day speaking as a Christian should speak. Stay safe and healthy.
Let us, let God, control our tongues and not our sinful flesh.
Dean
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