James:3.8
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Exposition
Dearest in Christ, there's power in your tongue. Your utterances, can bring both life and death. Which of them would you like to be bringing forth? Which of them have you been bringing forth?
Your speech brings life when your talk is enriched with hope and brings joy. Your utterances, bring life when you tell the truth to your fellow. Your tongue can cause all that if you have the word of God in it.
Your speech creates death when you stir up arguments, cause enmity among people. Your tongue leads others to die when you create more fear around them, instead of erasing them.
When your words cause pain to people, cause others to cry for no reason. The moment you become judgemental; your tongue can kill someone who is not ready to die.
Watch your speech, examine it before you open your mouth to unleash them. They can kill, cure and save. It's in your own power to control.
Prayer
Father in heaven, have mercy on me for using my tongue to kill many, unaware. Please LORD, grant me your discerning spirit that I may be able to know what to say, when to say and how to say it to bring more life and hope than pains and deaths. In Jesus's Name.
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