Tongue of Life, Part 2/2

If the power of Life and Death are in the tongue,
let me be in the habit of speaking life, Lord Jesus
Habits are sometimes very bad
We get used to them because those around us may accept them
They may even be a way we communicate that does not glorify You
So difficult at times to distinguish
We shall give an account to every idle word spoken
There is no way to take them back
unless we confess them as sin and get them cleansed
Easier not to speak them in the first place
That means we have to be able to control what we say
Not an easy task
While you give us strength to do so,
that which is in our heart still seems to seep out
Speak Life as Toby Mac sings (TobyMac – Speak Life)
Remember at the battle of Jericho?
Joshua told them to not to say a word until the walls came down.
He knew they would not speak life
that they would murmur and even destroy their own faith,
so he told them to hold their tongues
It worked
Speaking life has to be intentional
It has to be a focus, a mission, and at its best, to be a mission for God
for anything we do for the glory of God, He will repay us and help us
What a beautiful thing it is if we use our tongue
to bless others or encourage others
That is God’s best for us, to use our tongues, our words for His Glory
The more His word becomes a part of you,
the more you meditate on His precepts,
the more apt you will be to speak His word,
bringing life to yourself and those who hear it will be blessed
You also encourage us to speak warnings to others, Lord God
Let us be wise and obedient to whatever it is You are asking us to speak

Scriptural References:

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Proverbs 16:32

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21

The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. Isaiah 50:4

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:8

And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. Deuteronomy 31:1

But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. Deuteronomy 30:14

The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
2 Samuel 23:2

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.

Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Isaiah 6:5-7

So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ezekiel 33:7

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matthew 12:36

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. Luke 6:45

For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke 21:15

And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. Joshua 6:10