A Controlled Tongue

Tuesday. Jas. 3:1-8.

How grateful we are for the tongues that have brought the message of the Christ! So much of blessing comes through the tongue. But what hurt that little thing can do, also! Is it not strange that the tongue that brings some message of cheer and hope can also spit out words of reviling and evil? Then the good is clean rubbed out. The tongue must be under control at its roots down in the heart — the Spirit’s control.

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