Life And Death Are In The Power Of The Tongue

Can stir up awful strife.

Lord use this tongue of mine today

To speak Thy words of life.

I want my tongue to sing God’s praise

To tell His love for me,

To speak God’s Holy name in prayer

And thanks for Calvary.

Lord help me that this tongue of mine

Shall speak Thy word in love,

That what I say will be Thy will

Directed from above

Oh! Holy Spirit, faithful guide

This tongue of mine inspire

That only words that please the Lord

Shall be my heart’s desire

So may I lead some soul to Christ

By spoken words or songs,

Then as God leads, do not forget

My tongue to Him belongs. -- Edward L. Crane

James tells us that the tongue is a flaming fire. The damage it can do could, if not cooled, last a lifetime. Satan will, at every opportunity, use the tongue to divide us and take our eyes off the prize, which is Jesus Christ, our Lord.

The Life Application Bible records these stats:

When our speech is motivated by Satan it is full of, …JEALOUSY, SELFISHNESS, DESIRES, DISORDER, EVIL.

When our speech is motivated by God and His wisdom it is full of, …MERCY, LOVE, PEACE, COURTESY, SINCERITY, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS.

Closing prayer:

Our Father, and our God. We love you. We praise you for you are worthy of our praise. Help us Father to use our tongues for Your Glory. Help us to honor you with our speech and to build each other up with words of kindness, encouragement, and faith. In the precious name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

R. Neal Gracey, Deacon, First Baptist Church of Saltillo, PA 17264

saltillo@mail.com

http://firstbaptistsaltillo.chweb.org