BRIDLE YOUR TONGUE

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Text:  Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool,  when he holds his peace,  is counted wise: And he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding_ . 

Isn't it funny that even a fool could be considered wise just by keeping quiet? How many times have you regretted your actions just because you can't keep quiet or say something more sensible? Why do men have issue with bridling their tongues? 

The answer is very simple : "no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil,  full of deadly poison." James. 3:8. Man has been able to tame sea creature,  reptile,  bird,  or animal,  but finds it difficult to tame his own tongue. 

We all stumble in many ways, however,  if anyone does not stumble in what he says,  he is a mature man who is able also to control his whole body. James 3:2.

The tongue is that powerful, though small yet capable of setting the whole body on fire. James 3:6. The book of James likened the tongue to the rudder, though very small yet, it controls a very large ship even amidst fierce wind. James 3:4.

However, just as the ruder is controlled by the Pilot,  so also the tongue is being controlled by the real owner.  Now,  the real owner is the real person in control of your heart.  If you are led by the Spirit of God, then the real owner of your heart is God,  but if otherwise,  then the controller is the devil. Romans 8:14.

This is why Matthew 12:34 says that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil from his storeroom of evil.  So it's a matter of what is in your storeroom. It's a matter of what is in your heart. The tongue only showcase the content of the heart. 

Though no man(no natural man) can tame the tongue, James 3:8, because the heart of man is desperately wicked, Jeremiah 17:9, and the thoughts of his heart is continually evil. Genesis 6:5. But the regenerated man has the capacity to produce good fruit. Hence,  the new creation man can and should indeed tame or bridle his tongue through the Spirit. 

This goes to say that once the tree is good,  its fruit shall be good. Matthew 12:33. The tongue produces fruits given to it by the heart,  and the heart is a product of who is the Lord  of your life.  To  bridle your tongue is to submit to the leadings of the Holy Spirit. 

Remember,  man shall account for every idle word spoken. Matthew 12:36, your tongue is the revealer of the controller of your life. 

Bible reading: James 3:1-18. 

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