Jas_3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
If any man offend NOT in word- the same is a PERFECT man.
Offend not in word.
Have you ever offended anyone? It's safe to say that you are probably lying, or allowing yourself to be deceived if you answer no to that question. We offend others- intentionally or unintentionally it happens. We say the wrong thing, we say something we'd love to take back the moment it slips from between our lips. We hurt people with our words, sometimes irreparably so.
Jas 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Jas 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Jas 3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Jas 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Our tongues- are like fire.
Our tongues - are a world of sin.
Our tongues -defiles our whole bodies.
Our tongues- are not able to be tamed.
Out tongues- are unruly.
Our tongues- are FULL of deadly poison.
Is it any wonder no Man is able to tame the tongue.
Why don't we realize how wicked our tongues are?
Deadly poison. It doesn't get much clearer than that, does it?
DEADLY POISON.
No, we aren't snakes, we aren't filled with a venom that can be milked from our fangs. The deadly poison is laced in the words we choose to speak. Words can kill.
That old 'sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me', is a LIE. The hurt that comes from the very poisonous tongue has broken many a person, causing more anguish than any broken bone ever could.
Deadly poison.
Think about it, really, really think about it. You have a deadly, poisonous tongue and it can cause all manner of pain all the way to point of killing someone.
We all have this weapon, all except those who are mute of course, but I'm not sure I've even ever met a mute person. Obviously being mute isn't commonplace. Having the ability to speak however is very commonplace. And if we have the ability to speak then we have the ability to fill others with our poisoned words.
After yesterday's upset, and today's reading of this verse-
Jas_3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
- I can't stop thinking about the ability we have to offend in word.
We are given this verse, these words of great wisdom-
1Pe_3:10 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
Refrain our tongues from EVIL.
Refrain our lips so they don't speak deception.
Just how incredibly important it is for us to LEARN to refrain our tongues from evil?
If we would LOVE LIFE and SEE GOOD DAYS we have to do this!
Can we tame our tongues? No. But NOTHING is impossible with God. We must learn to submit ourselves to God, yielding ourselves to HIM, allowing HIM to work in us through the HOLY SPIRIT.
We truly need more awareness of ourselves- more examining of ourselves with the desire to comprehend how much about us is so far from being that perfect man. When we comprehend our state it is only then we can speak to our God and tell Him that we recognize our weakness and are in need of His strength. I say it is only then we can speak to God because we can flap our lips all we want giving lip service to God, but it's only when there is real conviction that we are truly able to sincerely repent, seeking forgiveness and God hears us. God knows the sincerity of every one. God knows the truth about everyone. We can't hide ourselves or ANYTHING about ourselves from God.
The poison filled tongue we all possess must be surrendered to God so that we do not kill with our tongues. We mustn't kill and we mustn't be killed by our own tongues. Very few get prosecuted for the evil they do with their tongues. But there are people killing the hopes of others daily, hourly, minutely, just by using their tongues- their words ending lives.
You know how poison works? There are many answers to that question. Some poisons work very slowly, others very quickly. It's the same for our words, the poison of our tongues can work slowly or quickly. You can strike out with your tongue and the poison it inflicts on others can be slow acting or very quick acting. Only by the grace of God may we keep from poisoning others and poisoning ourselves.
Please Lord bless us, help us to be YOURS wholly YOURS. Tame our tongues LORD, help us to refrain our tongues from evil. The desire is within us LORD to be YOURS and all that means. Help us, keep us, save us!
Please.
If any man offend NOT in word- the same is a PERFECT man.
Offend not in word.
Have you ever offended anyone? It's safe to say that you are probably lying, or allowing yourself to be deceived if you answer no to that question. We offend others- intentionally or unintentionally it happens. We say the wrong thing, we say something we'd love to take back the moment it slips from between our lips. We hurt people with our words, sometimes irreparably so.
Jas 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Jas 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Jas 3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Jas 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Our tongues- are like fire.
Our tongues - are a world of sin.
Our tongues -defiles our whole bodies.
Our tongues- are not able to be tamed.
Out tongues- are unruly.
Our tongues- are FULL of deadly poison.
Is it any wonder no Man is able to tame the tongue.
Why don't we realize how wicked our tongues are?
Deadly poison. It doesn't get much clearer than that, does it?
DEADLY POISON.
No, we aren't snakes, we aren't filled with a venom that can be milked from our fangs. The deadly poison is laced in the words we choose to speak. Words can kill.
That old 'sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me', is a LIE. The hurt that comes from the very poisonous tongue has broken many a person, causing more anguish than any broken bone ever could.
Deadly poison.
Think about it, really, really think about it. You have a deadly, poisonous tongue and it can cause all manner of pain all the way to point of killing someone.
We all have this weapon, all except those who are mute of course, but I'm not sure I've even ever met a mute person. Obviously being mute isn't commonplace. Having the ability to speak however is very commonplace. And if we have the ability to speak then we have the ability to fill others with our poisoned words.
After yesterday's upset, and today's reading of this verse-
Jas_3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
- I can't stop thinking about the ability we have to offend in word.
We are given this verse, these words of great wisdom-
1Pe_3:10 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
Refrain our tongues from EVIL.
Refrain our lips so they don't speak deception.
Just how incredibly important it is for us to LEARN to refrain our tongues from evil?
If we would LOVE LIFE and SEE GOOD DAYS we have to do this!
Can we tame our tongues? No. But NOTHING is impossible with God. We must learn to submit ourselves to God, yielding ourselves to HIM, allowing HIM to work in us through the HOLY SPIRIT.
We truly need more awareness of ourselves- more examining of ourselves with the desire to comprehend how much about us is so far from being that perfect man. When we comprehend our state it is only then we can speak to our God and tell Him that we recognize our weakness and are in need of His strength. I say it is only then we can speak to God because we can flap our lips all we want giving lip service to God, but it's only when there is real conviction that we are truly able to sincerely repent, seeking forgiveness and God hears us. God knows the sincerity of every one. God knows the truth about everyone. We can't hide ourselves or ANYTHING about ourselves from God.
The poison filled tongue we all possess must be surrendered to God so that we do not kill with our tongues. We mustn't kill and we mustn't be killed by our own tongues. Very few get prosecuted for the evil they do with their tongues. But there are people killing the hopes of others daily, hourly, minutely, just by using their tongues- their words ending lives.
You know how poison works? There are many answers to that question. Some poisons work very slowly, others very quickly. It's the same for our words, the poison of our tongues can work slowly or quickly. You can strike out with your tongue and the poison it inflicts on others can be slow acting or very quick acting. Only by the grace of God may we keep from poisoning others and poisoning ourselves.
Please Lord bless us, help us to be YOURS wholly YOURS. Tame our tongues LORD, help us to refrain our tongues from evil. The desire is within us LORD to be YOURS and all that means. Help us, keep us, save us!
Please.
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