Sunday, May 23, 2010

Guard Your Tongue


The Bible tells us that we should be careful with the words that we speak. We can use them to help people, or to hurt them.

Proverbs 18:12 says, "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing."

We talked about how Peter used a sword to hurt someone in the garden of Gethsemane. You can read more about that in Luke 22:45-54. In John's listing of this event, he tells us that it was Peter who did this. (John 18).

Just as a person can be hurt with a sword, a person can be hurt by someone's words.

Psalm 19:14 is a prayer. It says, "May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O Lord..."

We need to speak words that honor God. If we will do what Proverbs 4:24 says, we will honor God with our words.

For more information on how important it is to use good words, read James 3:2-12.

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