Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

The Tongue (Part 5)

It is one thing to fall into a trap set by Satan, as he has many devious methods to ensnare you.  It is quite another to snare yourself by your own mouth!

-You can snare yourself with your own words:

Proverbs 6:2 "Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth; thou art taken with the words of thy mouth."

-Your words can separate you from God:

Psalms 12:4 "Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?"

-Your words can create a breach--an opening--in your spirit:

Proverbs 15:4 "A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit."

-Your lips affect your soul:

Proverbs 18:7 "A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul."

-Your uncontrolled tongue leads to trouble:

Proverbs 21:23 "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles."

-Your tongue affects your whole body:

James 3:6 "And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of Hell."

-Your tongue affects your whole life:

Proverbs 13: 3 "He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction."

Meditate on these powerful verses today. They illustrate why gaining control of your tongue is mandatory.

 

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