The Tongue

Proverbs 18:21 “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

We all use words to communicate. Some of us love to use words. I know I do! But what words are we using and what power do they have on the people around us? Every day we choose to either give life or cause death in those around us.

Give life… We can use words to give others hope. We can use words to give others joy. We can use words to encourage, build up, and empower. We can use words to tell others how much we love them. We can use words to tell others we accept them, admire them, respect them and forgive them.

Cause death… Our world is filled with words of death, bitterness, hatred, greed, envy and lust. We all use words to communicate and don’t we all also use the lack of words to communicate too? How often does the lack of words causes death in those around us?

Let’s choose life!

John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

James 3: 9-12 “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.”

Matt 12:36 “But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.”