Many successful executives can remember the time their father failed to give affirmation to them as a child.
The tongue is the most powerful part of the human body. Even if we feel frustrated with someone or something we don’t have to say so. Trailer jacks are positioned at the front tongue of the trailer and, along with the wheels at the rear, effectively balance the load. It is a common enough disease; I would have thought by now that the power of modern science would have found a remedy. How could we ever hope to tame such a thing as the tongue (James 3:1-12)?That is why we must surrender our whole selves to Christ and remember that when we call Him Lord, that makes Him our master and it makes us His slaves. 12/14/17 Artists and Authors I have a big problem! 2 You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Some things take give seconds to say but five years to repair and recover from. He has been associated with God’s church since he was a young boy. Not at school, and probably not at home either. But no one talks about how to gain mastery and control over our tongues. Only then, with the tongue submitted to the perfect will of God, can we hope to master this great power we have been given to bless Him and bless others with our loving and empowering words.We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in We use cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Our words have the power to humiliate to hurt, to cut, and destroy lives.- Much more than physical blows knives or weapons. People of God must guard their mouths not swearing, mocking, gossiping or complaining.“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.” (James 1:26)When the people of Israel were on their way to the Promised Land what prevented them entering in? First, because people knew that what was spoken reflects what’s in the heart. Dr. Evans holds the honor of writing and publishing the first full-Bible commentary and study Bible by an African American. Imagine the future of a kid whose parents – even if they provided for him physically – would constantly say he was no good, that he was useless, worthless, that he’d never amount to anything, that he was nothing, annoying, stupid… What effect would these words have? Remember, the words that come out of our mouths reflect what’s in our hearts. The Jewish believers out in the diaspora.“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
Maybe they didn’t really understand what they were saying. The Bible tells us that with the help of the Holy Spirit we can have power and control over our tongue. It’s a hopeless case—it’s fatal. Books & Brochures The tongue is a serious weapon.One word can start a huge fire and one word can a breath of life.One word can cause great trouble and one word can bring great blessing.One word can be crushing and one word can inspire motivation.The tongue can be a sword that cuts people into pieces or it can lift people up high, like a crane.
It’s a hopeless case—it’s fatal. THE WATCHTOWER—STUDY EDITION December 2015 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. Fig trees and vines just produce one sort of fruit. With a small rudder you can control a large ship, even in strong winds, and steer it to safety.
Dan currently pastors 3 congregations in Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Oshkosh and Wisconsin Dells). They become our self image and also the way others see us.
He tries to keep us in the dark about the power of our words and entices us to use them for harm instead of hope.That is why we would do well to watch our mouths, but I will tell you that is not an easy thing to do. Since God takes our words so seriously how much more should we. It is the power of the tongue.God greatly desires for us to use this power to bring glory to His name and to advance His kingdom here on Earth. It wasn’t for nothing that Jacob tried to buy the blessing of their father from Esau. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Our speech is like a window to the heart.“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45)Second, they knew that words have power so they thought twice before speaking.To be rash is to rush in without thinking In other words, don’t be quick to speak.
Instead of descending to their level grace steps up and overcomes it because no one’s perfect, including us.According to King Solomon, honor is not in winning the argument but in resolving it and finding a solution. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognizing you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side. The smallest move of the rudder can affect the lives of all the people on board. JPS Tanakh 1917 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof. In addition to the verse above, which reminds us that our words hold the power of life and death, Mark 11 reminds us that our words have the power to cast entire mountains into the sea and wither fig trees.
In the same way, our tongues should produce only one kind of fruit: very soldier knows that with a dangerous weapon there comes great responsibility.
The decision is in your hands. The Power of the Tongue James 3:1-12 Introduction 1. And so, they find themselves stuck unable to get anywhere and just get themselves into all kinds of trouble.