Power of Words and Tongue

One thing a Christian should put in mind is that every word he speaks is powerful. Let me bring you to the verse James 3:5-8.

James 3:5-8 (New International Version)
5) Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
6) The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7) All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8) but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

In this verse it clearly points out that the tongue of man is dangerous as a fire. Just a small spark can turn to a great and huge forest fire. Same with our tongue, just a simple word it brings out, may make a gigantic and massively destructible word to any man. It can make man miserable and his reputation, marred with evil thoughts.

The tongue is described to be untamable. Perhaps that is because it simply speaks what is from the heart. If the heart is evil, therefore the tongue speaks evil but if the heart is pure, then the tongue speaks good things. Though that is not always the case, sometimes, even with great intentions, wrong words come out of our mouth.

But the power of the tongue or words is not limited to that.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

2 Timothy 3:16-18 (New International Version)
16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

As I Thessalonians 5:11 speaks, encouraging one another, of course through words, build each other up. If words can destroy a man, so shall words can be used to build-up someone. In 2 Timothy 3:16-17, the scripture, known as God’s Word, teaches, rebukes, corrects and instructs His people so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

The secret of having our tongue speak good things depends on how we nurture our heart with God’s Word.

2 Timothy 2:15 (King James Version)
15) Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Psalm 1
1) Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2) But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Luke 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

So the question, “How will you use your tongue or your words?” I lay down before you. It is my hope that we will use our tongue or our words for the Glory of God. Praising Him and singing of psalms and hymns; encouraging other Christians especially when they are down, and refrain from letting your tongue speak of evil things against one another.