Likewise the tongue is a small part of
the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on
fire by a small spark. James 3.5
My tongue, small in regard to the totality
of my being, is capable of “setting a forest on fire”! I am aware that there
are positive and negative impacts to this statement.
I can cause a lot of damage and harm with
the improper use of my tongue. Malice is surprisingly easy to speak forth and,
once spoken, cannot be retracted. I need to guard my tongue to ensure that I do
not speak forth ungodly things.
But there is another way. Paul, in both
letters to the church at Corinth says, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
If I am to make boasts at all, let them be in Jesus. Let Him be the focus and
centre of all my speech. In everything I say, whether it might be seen as
“boasting” or simply as normal everyday conversation, I pray that Jesus will be
the source, the author and the finisher of my every word.
Lord
God,
I surrender
my tongue to You. I am mindful of times when my words are not what they might
be. Forgive me, please.
I
pray that my every thought be taken captive in obedience to Christ and that
each word I speak will reflect His sovereign place in my life. I commit to this
and I ask that Your Holy Spirit will lead me, guide me and show me the way.
And, if I falter, I pray for Holy Spirit conviction to lead me back to the
truth.
May
my every word be pleasing to You. Take my tongue and my speech and make them Yours,
in Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.
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