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“The characteristics of a mature Christian include being
patient in trouble, practicing the truth, and having power over his tongue,” my commentary said.
We’re shown in these verses that the tongue has power to direct. Teachers especially can direct lives in both
good and bad ways, and we all
stumble. “Teachers must practice what they teach; otherwise, their teaching is hypocrisy.”
The tongue also has power
to destroy. “A hot head and a hot
heart can lead to burning words that later we will regret. David had a temper and he had to have God’s
help in controlling it … Time does not
correct the sins of the tongue. We may
confess our sins of speech, but the fire keeps on spreading.”
The tongue has power
to delight, and for ours to do so, “we must meet with the Lord each day and
learn from Him. We must get our spiritual roots deep into His Word. We must pray and meditate and permit the
Spirit of God to fill our hearts with God’s love and truth … If the tongue is
inconsistent, there is something radically wrong with the heart … The tongue
that blesses the Father, and then turns around and curses men made in God’s
image, is in desperate need of spiritual medicine … The problem is not the
tongue; it is the heart.”
Father, I too need Your help daily in guarding and directing
my tongue, but start first with my heart.
Wash it clean, Father, then direct every word I say. Let me not have regrets because of my tongue.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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