“I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.” Psalm 39:1 (KJV)
We have a powerful little thing in our mouths that can heal and/or kill. It is called a “tongue”. James the half brother of Jesus says, “No man can tame” (James 3:8).
We do not often think of the power we wield with our tongue, and as in writing a blog or writing in an email, on facebook, or any form or writing. We often do not think of these things as being the “Tongue”; however, they are spoken words, and carry either hope and light or death and darkness.
The Psalmist David said, “I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue…” We too, as people, and especially those who are Christian, need to weigh our words, or thoughts, before we speak them. One measure to have is, Do these words give life; or do they give death? If they give life, then speak. If they give death, then maybe we need to keep our mouths shut.
God forgive me for the times I have spoken death; and also forgive me for the times I kept my mouth shut when I could have given life.
The Fire and Hammer 
Very well said, brother. I know a self-professed “Christian” uses the tongue verses to defend her convictions.
For example, whenever we preach to her about what Jesus said on the BIble (just by reading the Bible itself) and when she gets convicted, she always defends with “taming the tongue” just so we stop reading what our Messiah has said.
Therefore, we should always take heart to what His Word says and put it in context. A reason why I appreciate your blog so much is because of it’s pure content. Thank you! Shalom
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Yes! We should not fail to speak what Jesus has said. “Speaking the truth in love” is never the wrong thing to do.
God bless you.
T.A.
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