“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.” (James 3:6)
It can happen at any time. In a quick swift move the vocal cords are taken over and you are no longer speaking of your own accord.
Sounds like a sci-fi movie!
Ever found yourself saying something you regretted? Perhaps we’ve spoken a little too quickly, when
a few more seconds of silence would have kept our mouth from sinning.
Yep, this is real stuff.
Well, it was a long tentacle that moved swiftly and almost
choked its victim. It swiftly took
control of the human and began to speak through him. The tongue and vocal chords now at the disposal
of this alien creature; every word at its command!
Yep, I was watching a movie again and the Lord ministered to
me. This time on the big screen was no
other than Independence Day and all its creatures.
The Bible says that the tongue is a very small member of our
bodies but can spew great deadly boasts and sin. “The tongue also is a fire,
a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets
the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”
(James 3:6)
Even Peter was corrected for the sinful use
of his tongue. “Jesus turned and
said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling
block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human
concerns.” (Matthew 16:33) Wow, his mind
and his tongue.
Sometimes we even say, “The devil made me
do it.” But, that is not true! We are in control of our own tongues. Even deeper, is the heart that fills up and
then speaks. “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” (Matthew 12:34b)
At a gathering earlier today, my friend gave me some good
council. She said that sometimes we allow
Satan to interject thoughts and I would have to say words too, that bring harm
not to those we are speaking to—but to
us! We align ourselves with fallen and
faltered thinking and then react.
I am not one who is under the tentacle of an alien. Better still, I do not have to succumb to the
way the world operates. The Bible says
that I can take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ. (2
Corinthians 10:5) Submitted to Christ —so that I won’t sin again him.
Cat’s got your tongue? Well, sometimes silence is good. “Even fools are thought wise
if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold
their tongues.” (Proverbs 17:28)
When I turn over every member of my body to
the Lord Jesus and wait on Him, I am able to overcome!
At the moment when my tongue and thoughts
are submitted; when I am lead by the Holy Spirit and obey—it truly is an independence
day; a day of freedom from every demonic tentacle that is trying to bring me
down.
Freedom is here—and I receive it!
“And having disarmed the powers and
authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the
cross.” (Colossians 2:15)
God bless you!~Liz
