Righteous Words--Tongues Bridled

Tongues Bridled
Part 2 of 4

Tongues of fire are the sad epitaph of our sin nature. Because of the presumptuous sin of Adam, doing things his own way, we have all fallen prey and victim to the same sin nature. There is nothing within our power to defeat this enemy. It is an effort in futility. James goes on in v. 8 of chapter 3 to say of this truth, “But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison”.

In v. 9, he portrays a diabolical contrast when he says, “With it we bless our Elohim and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of YHVH”. As one that has been on the receiving end of the negative, I can say IT HURTS—sometimes down to the very soul. In that, I must agree with James in v. 10, “My brethren, these things ought not to be so”.

In considering the heart, our thinking, as the source of our words, and “the meditation of (our) heart” as David spoke of, the words of Paul to the Philippians in 4: 8 should be given very, very serious consideration.

He said, “Finally brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things”.

These things we can do only in the strength of our El Shaddai. When we, as His redeemed, meditate on these things, as outlined and taught through His Torah, and make them an integral part of our being, we will truly make “the words of (our) mouth and the meditations of (our) heart acceptable in (His) sight”. And, the soothing encouragement of YHVH’s Shalom will necessarily flow to all with whom we come in contact.

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