James 3:5 says that ” the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes big boasts. consider that a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. the tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person.” Have you ever thought that your tongue can be more important than just eating?
My Pastor talked about the tongue in his sermon last Sunday. I knew about my evil tongue before his sermon, but I gave it a lot of thought anyhow. I thought about our beloved America and how tongues are spitting out evil these past months. We simple Americans don’t know what to believe as far as our government is concerned. Even our media doesn’t tell the truth much anymore, and lies keep popping up about our president, even though he has done many good things. Something good had better turn up in Washington DC or we will lose our constitution and our country will not be our country any more, all because of the words that are being spoken.
That old saying, “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” is not true is it? Think about the words said to or about you, and you know how much it hurt you. you can’t change it either, The tongue has wagged and the words are out in the air. It’s sort of like the cloud. I’m not much of a tech person, but it boggles my mind to know how much of our tongues, words or music, have somehow been stored up in the clouds!
All of us must be concerned if our words hurt others. The book of James, in the Bible, also tells us no man can tame the tongue either, and I guess that is true. the words have been said and that’s that! The words I have spoken to someone have been stored in the person’s heart, and cannot be erased. doesn’t that make you think and be careful what your tongue says?
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