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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, February 26, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :The Tongue is a Fire Bible Verse:James 3:5-12 (NASB) "So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race. 8 But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; 10 from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way. 11 Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? 12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh." Message:
James had evidently saturated his thought process with the wisdom literature of the Old Testament, and a disproportionate number of proverbs are devoted to the topic of speech. He knew that “death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Prov. 18:21), and that the tongue can be either “a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death” (Prov. 13:14; cf. 10:11), or an instrument of death (“Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor;” Prov. 25:18).
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The tongue has the power to heal or wound: “There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Prov. 12:18). One the one hand, “A worthless man digs up evil, while his words are as a scorching fire (Prov. 16:27); on the other hand, ”Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones“ (Prov. 16:24). While ”an evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,“ the righteous man ”will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words“ (Prov. 12:13-14).
James’ next analogy illustrates the destructive potential of our words. ”Behold, how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell” (Jas. 3:5b-6). (This is reminiscent of Jesus’ words in Matthew 15:11,18--“Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man. . . . the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.”)
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Just as the careless toss of a burning match can cause the destruction of thousands of acres of timber, so careless words can ravage something far more precious, a human soul. Consider how the spread of a malicious rumor can blaze like a fire and ruin the reputation of an individual or split a church in two.
Because of these truths, we would be well-advised to consider the wisdom of James 1:19: “let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.” It has been said that the trouble with people who talk too fast is that they often say something they haven’t thought of yet.
If we are in doubt, we should remember this counsel from Proverbs: “The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin” (Prov. 13:3). ”He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is counted prudent” (Prov. 17:27-28).
Meditation : Prayer : I dedicate this day to you, mighty God. I pray that your Spirit will lift me up this day, and that your face may shine upon me all the day long, that I might do your will and lead a new life in Christ, reborn in the Spirit.......Amen |
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