Taming One's Tongue

     Our Prayer Force is one that is desperately needed today because of what we are encountering everyday. In Taming One’s Tongue we need to see how subtle the enemy can be to have you engage in conversations that have the potential to ruin and destroy your soul! This is a matter of great importance that we believers must take hold of to safe guard our souls. You do realize that words are creative, and when spoken they can build things, people, places, and whatever else we desire. On the same token, words can be used to destroy and be an instrument of destruction. Hence it is imperative that we all learn how to control our tongue because if it is given free course, it has the capability of being an instrument for dispensing deadly poison!

     Please see the seriousness in this lesson because history has recorded stories which we can examine to see what occurred to those who used their tongue in the wrong way. The children of Israel kept murmuring in the wilderness, and what did it get them?, graves in the desert. Korah spoke out against God when he accused Moses, and what happened to him and his congregation of 250 smack, smash mouth talkers? An express elevator to hell. Taming One’s Tongue is not a suggestion but a command! Unless we totally submit to God we will never be able to tame our tongue.

     Here is what scripture says about the tongue: “And the tongue is a fire. (The tongue is a) world of wickedness set among our members, contaminating and depraving the whole body and setting on fire the wheel of birth (the cycle of man’s nature), being itself ignited by hell (Gehenna).” James 3:6 Amplified. Wow, that’s a mouthful (no pun intended). Our tongue should be used to worship God and bless people. We can also utilize it to build people for the Kingdom of God. Each day we must monitor and guard what our tongue will say so we don’t condemn ourselves. Taming One’s Tongue is our individual duty as believers in Jesus.

April 19 to April 25, 2009

The Accuser of the Brethren

“And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the Kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.”

Revelation 12:10

     The enemy of our souls is known by many names, but the one we desire to highlight is found here in our scripture verse; satan is The Accuser Of Our Brethren. In fact he does so both day and night, he is relentless! Can you imagine someone coming before God to accuse you of whatever thing you’ve done wrong, irregardless of it’s magnitude. How can he do this? Well, he must have his people watching your every move because we know that he is not omnipresent.

     So there he is with a file on your life, and like a vindictive prosecutor he brings out all of his accusations, hopeful that Abba will decide in his favor and cut you off from obtaining your blessings. This is why it is very important that we daily confess our sins, faults, failures, and shortcomings. Do not give place to The Accuser Of The Brethren! There is one motive he has concerning every single one of us; he wants to see us judged for disobeying God, and cast into hell. This accuser is cunning because he will insinuate things concerning either you, other people, or God with the hopes of you believing and acting out upon it.

     Look at how fast he moved in Judas’ life, and within hours he hung himself! Judas was once a believer but he gave place to the accuser and paid a hefty price for disobeying the will of God. Do you think we are exempt? Sadly we must admit that we also have the potential of becoming The Accuser Of The Brethren whenever we believe lies, thoughts, imaginations, or stories told by those who sow discord amongst the brethren. Be careful because we have seen this happen on many occasions right here at Grace. Don’t become The Accuser Of The Brethren!