Dear friend,
"For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body." (Jam 3:2)
The human body is fearfully and wonderfully created. But the control of it to do what it can in the manner it should is not so easy. In fact, it is impossible for any of us (except our Lord Jesus Christ) in this present evil world. We are not able because we are not perfect. We are not perfect as we still continue to offend in word.
So, we who want to have a better control over our body should pray more often: "Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips." (Psa. 141:3) Practically this means "let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." (Jam. 1:19, 20) We will speak less when we spend more time with God in prayer and meditation of His Word. To those who know, the less we speak the better. They only speak because they know God wants them so to do. But, few are these people in the world, and far in between them.
When we hear a person say one thing at one time and another opposite thing the next moment according to his own whims and fancies, we know that he is not a sincere and upright person. One moment he curses and the next he blesses the same. "Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be." (Jas. 3:10) They belong to a fool and Christians are not called to be fools but to be wise.
Therefore, "Put off ... anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds." (Col. 3:8, 9)
What is that coming out of your and my mouths? So let your light shine!
Do read the Holy Scriptures for yourselves in the free Daily Light on Daily Path for this day at http://soshine.blogspot.com/2008/01/daily-light-on-daily-path-january.html#Jan05E.
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