READ: PROVERBS
18:4-13
The tongue
can be described as the greatest part of the human body. Your life rises or
falls on the type of tongue you have. If your tongue is wholesome, your life
will be wholesome. If your tongue is sick your life will be sickly, disorderly,
fragmented and confused. To get to heaven you need a sanctified tongue.
Whatever you say with your tongue is part of what will determine whether you
will make heaven or not. To become an overcomer, you have to take care of your
tongue. In James 1:26, the Bible says, “If anyone among you thinks he is religious,
and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion
is useless.” If you cannot bridle your tongue, no matter how spiritual you
may be, you may end up in hell. In so many ways, Satan uses the human tongue to
lead people to hell. We shall look at some of these ways.
(a) Talkativeness. Talkativeness is a sin. The Bible says: “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” (Proverbs 10:19). Ecclesiastes 5:3 says, “For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.” A fool is discerned by a multitude of words. Whoever God calls a fool will surely fail to make heaven, as there is no place for fools in heaven. Those who are foolish by the virtue of the wrong use of the tongue will be barred from the pearly gates. A talkativeness has no place but in hell. A true child of God should know how to bridle his or her tongue;
(b) Jests/Idle talks. Generally, we do not regard these as sins. To many, they are just jovial talks. Through jesting, Satan can lead many to hell. Matthew 5:37 says: “But let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No. For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.” Something you consider trivial may be evil. Comedians are helping Satan to ensure that their own lives are filled with sorrow. In Matthew 12:36, the Bible says: “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
(c) Backbiting. This is another bait used by Satan to lure people to hell. The Bible tells us clearly that people can be killed through backbiting. Let us look at Proverbs 18:8, “The words of the talebearer are like tasty trifles and they go down into the inmost body.” Jeremiah 18:18 also talks about backbiting: “Then they said, Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.” Many people, today, are guilty of attacking their neighbours with their tongue. A backbiter is a first class candidate for hell. If you do not get rid of these sins you will miss heaven. If you can solve the problem of the misuse of the tongue, you will be free from the common sins which hinder many from making heaven.
(a) Talkativeness. Talkativeness is a sin. The Bible says: “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” (Proverbs 10:19). Ecclesiastes 5:3 says, “For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.” A fool is discerned by a multitude of words. Whoever God calls a fool will surely fail to make heaven, as there is no place for fools in heaven. Those who are foolish by the virtue of the wrong use of the tongue will be barred from the pearly gates. A talkativeness has no place but in hell. A true child of God should know how to bridle his or her tongue;
(b) Jests/Idle talks. Generally, we do not regard these as sins. To many, they are just jovial talks. Through jesting, Satan can lead many to hell. Matthew 5:37 says: “But let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No. For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.” Something you consider trivial may be evil. Comedians are helping Satan to ensure that their own lives are filled with sorrow. In Matthew 12:36, the Bible says: “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
(c) Backbiting. This is another bait used by Satan to lure people to hell. The Bible tells us clearly that people can be killed through backbiting. Let us look at Proverbs 18:8, “The words of the talebearer are like tasty trifles and they go down into the inmost body.” Jeremiah 18:18 also talks about backbiting: “Then they said, Come and let us devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us attack him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.” Many people, today, are guilty of attacking their neighbours with their tongue. A backbiter is a first class candidate for hell. If you do not get rid of these sins you will miss heaven. If you can solve the problem of the misuse of the tongue, you will be free from the common sins which hinder many from making heaven.
MEMORIZE:
ECCLESIASTES 5:3 –For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice
is known by his many words.
