Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold,
how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire... (James
3:5-6).
If you speak confusing words, the result is that your life will be confusing,
because you’re giving confusing signals. Words are spiritual elements. They
don’t die. That’s why Jesus said, “But I say unto you, That every idle word
that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment”
(Matthew 12:36). One day, all your words will be shown to you by God, as to
what they built, what they created, the image of your life and the
circumstances of your life created by your words.
The most important thing in your life is your words. Your words will
decide the quality of your life on earth. Your words will decide your
relationship with God, your relationship with human beings, and where you go
eternally: heaven or hell. No one else can determine the quality of your life.
It’s all going to come from your words.
For instance, when some people are excited, they’d say, “If you continue
this way, you’ll kill me!” Or some others who say, “This troublesome child will
kill me some day!” Or, “Look at poor me.” Unfortunately, such people don’t
realize the power and importance of their words. Death and life are in the
power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).
You may say, “But they were only joking.” It makes no difference. Read
again, what Jesus said in Matthew 12:36. Moreover, in Mark 11:23, He didn’t
say, “You shall have what you say, when you mean them”; rather, He said, “You
shall have what you say.”
Train yourself to speak rightly. Proverbs 15:4 says, “A wholesome tongue
is a tree of life....” Your tongue is your own tree of life; use it to chart
your course for success and prosperity, and create your victorious path in
life.
CONFESSION: My life is for the glory of God, shaped in the direction of
God’s perfect will! I reign and rule over circumstances as I chart my course in
success and prosperity, and create my victorious path, with my wholesome
tongue.
FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:
but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without
wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
Proverbs 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness
therein is a breach in the spirit.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 4:1-13, Deuteronomy 18-21
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
PLAN: Romans 1:24-32, Psalm 89
2 YEAR BIBLE
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