BRIDLE THY TONGUE!
Proverbs 21:23
Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble. (NLT)
What are the words you frequently speak– are they good or evil? Because as small as the mouth may look, it can define one’s destiny (Ephesians 4:29). No wonder, our text encourages us to tame our tongue because words can trigger destruction! For example, in 1953, Derek and Chris bungled a warehouse in Croydon. While Derek was being arrested on the ground floor by the policeman (Sidney Miles), Chris was busy upstairs. And, as the police attempted to capture Chris, Derek shouted, ‘Let him have it’ and Chris shot the policeman.
Consequently, Derek was hanged for saying: ‘Let him have it’, while Chris, who killed, spent only ten years in jail (Psalms 34:13). Come to think of it! What if Derek meant that Chris should surrender the gun? Sadly, after much consideration, in 1998, the UK Government pardoned him in death, but it was too late!
Beloved, we are often guilty of idle words which are open to multiple interpretations. Hence, we need the Holy Spirit to guard our thoughts and words. Many have also fallen victim to damaging words spoken by themselves, others and parents in times of provocation (Proverbs 18:21). Therefore, be wise and watch your speech (Proverbs 17:28); for, by it, you will be judged. Be Born Again and bear good fruits! (Matthew 12:33-37).
PRAYER
Hymn: More About Jesus – Eliza E. Hewitt (1887)
1. Blood of Jesus! Nullify every consequence of any negative word, curses or actions, issued against me.
2. Holy Spirit! Grant me wisdom to set a guard on my lips.
3. Powers, vowing to arrest me by my words, scatter!
(MIDNIGHT PRAYER)
1. Cleanse my heart, nation and the church, Lord, of every corruption and filthiness.
2. Father, please take absolute control of what I think, say, and do!
MINISTER GRACE TO OTHERS! (Colossians 4:6)
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