(Today is James 3)

Bit’s in horses mouths, rudders on ships… small objects can steer large objects. Our tongue is a small member of our body. (Verse 5) It can make great boasts. It “sets the whole course of one’s life…”. This is because what we speak is what comes out of our spiritual heart. What is inside of us will be displayed by what we say. (Luke 6:45)

When our tongue is motivated by a heart that is consumed with selfishness and sin, it is “a fire, a world of evil among the part 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.” (Verse 6) The truth is, “no human being can tame the tongue…” (verse 7)

BUT God can!

“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭36‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭NIV‬‬

God gives us a new heart and fills us with His Spirit. He gives us His Word to meditate upon, memorize, and speak!

What is coming out of your mouth? When our tongue is submitted to God and His Word, speaking life, the course of our life changes. We will experience the life of God flowing out of us!