A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a
breach in the spirit (Proverbs 15:4).
Using your mouth rightly is a vital key that unlocks the blessings of
salvation in your life! Stressing the importance of this, 1 Peter 3:10-11 says,
“For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from
evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.” Though your tongue is small, it
controls everything in your life; with it, you can chart your course in
righteousness, dominion, success, and prosperity. There's no situation that
can’t be changed, and no wound in your body that can’t be healed, if you'd make
your tongue your own tree of life by declaring God’s Word over your life and
situation. Continue...
The word, “wholesome” in our opening verse is translated from the Hebrew
word, “marpe,” which means healing and health. A “wholesome” tongue, therefore,
is a tongue that’s curative, a fountain of life, because it's filled with the
Word of God!
Speak God’s Word; speak health, wellness, and life to your body; that’s
what your mouth is for. Your mouth wasn’t given to you merely for eating and
drinking; its greater use is for controlling your life. Your present position
in life is the result of your “mouth-work.” Matthew 12:37 says, “For by thy
words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned,”
letting you know that you’re to regulate your life with your tongue: What you
say is what you get!
Often times, there’re those who wonder why the circumstances of their
lives, and their experiences, don't seem to align with the wonderful blessings
and provisions of the Gospel, despite being born again for several years. The
reason for this dilemma is that they haven’t made their tongue their own tree
of life.
You can be anything you want to be, have anything you want to have, and
achieve anything you want to achieve within God’s perfect will. The key is in
regulating your life with your tongue, making your tongue your own tree of
life!
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your grace that has brought salvation to my
spirit. With my mouth, I keep on proclaiming that all the blessings of
salvation—health, prosperity, safety, wellness and wholeness—consummated by the
death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, are my present-hour possessions
and vital realities of my daily existence, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study:
Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt
in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to
pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Proverbs 6:2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken
with the words of thy mouth.
Daily Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 8:1-27, Genesis 25-26
2-Year Bible Reading Plan: Matthew 5:11-20, Genesis 10
Extract From: Rhapsody of Realities, 10/01/2015
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