THE POWER OF THE TONGUE

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

Friday 28th October 2016

Topic: The Power Of The Tongue

Text: "And the tongue is a fire…and setteth on fire the
course of nature…"( James 3:6).

James 3 talks about the power of our tongue and
how wrong words can have devastating effects.
It probably focuses mostly on the negative side
of the tongue, because we have a tendency to
be more negative with our words than positive.
People tend to speak death far more than life.
They will discuss sickness far more than the
blessings of health. James 3:6 says our tongue
is like a fire. Fire has the ability to spread rapidly
and eventually affects things not even in its
original vicinity. Our words can spread and affect
things we didn’t even expect or perhaps may
never even know about. James 3:6 also says,
“and setteth on fire the course of nature.” It is
saying that our words can literally set nature in
motion. If our words can set nature in motion in
the negative sense, then they can set it in
motion in the positive sense, but those words
need time to spread. James also likens our
words to the rudder on a ship. Ships can’t be
turned in one instant. It may take some time to
reverse some things with our words, but nature
will adjust to them eventually.
So begin to change things that have been formed
by words today, whether they were yours or
someone else’s, and allow nature to be set in
motion for blessing!

PRAYER
Father, use my words to reverse things that have
been set in motion by negative speaking. I ask
You to put a watch over my mouth and help me
speak the right things that agree with Your Word.
I set nature in motion for blessing today. Amen.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Jeremiah 35,
Jeremiah 36,
Jeremiah 37
1 Timothy 2 Psalm
119:49-56