BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Gen 5, Matt 5, Ezra 5, Acts 5
Proverbs 21:23 whoever guards his mouth and tongue, keeps his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 18:21 says death and life are in the power of the tongue. With
the tongue, one can either start a war or put an end to war. With the
tongue, one can either ask for help or reject help. With the tongue, one
gather people or scatter what has been gathered. The rightful use of
the mouth can bring deliverance. In Acts 16:25-27, Paul and Silas were
bound and put in prison. In the middle of the night, they began to sing
praises to God and before you know it there was an earth quake which
lead to their deliverance. The rightful use of the mouth can lead to
healing. Joel 3:10 says let the weak say I am strong and Numbers 14:28
says whatever God hears you say is what He will do . Do you know that
just by witnessing with your mouth, you can inherit glory and begin to
shine like the stars? Proverbs 10:31 says he that winneth souls is wise.
According to Proverbs 3:35, the wise shall inherit glory. In other
words those that witness (the wise) will inherit glory. Daniel 12:3 says
the wise (those that win souls) shall shine like the brightness of the
firmament and those who turn many to many into righteousness like the
stars forever and ever. There is an African proverb which says words can
either bring kola from the pocket or clubs from the bag.
Proverbs 21:23 says whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul
from trouble. The mouth of many has landed them in trouble. A wise man
once said “we may forget blows but not words”. Proverbs 6:1 warns us
that our mouth can be snare to us. As powerful as Samson was, his
unguarded mouth cost him his two eyes, Judges 16:4-21. Samson who was a
terror to the Philistine became a grinder in the prison because he could
not keep secrets. Proverbs 18:6 says the mouth of a fool calls for
strokes. To have relationship with God, one must learn to guard his
mouth. There is a time to speak and there is a time to be quiet. If one
speaks at the time he is meant to keep quiet he will end up facing
embarrassment. Many of the quarrels and the enemies we have today could
have been avoided if only we guarded our mouth. They say silence cannot
be misquoted. Proverbs 14:23 says in all labor there is profit: but the
talk of the lips leads only to poverty. Unguarded mouth leads to
unnecessary arguments and confrontation. Also the unguarded mouths of
others can put us into trouble if care is not taken. Herod was an
orator. He had his way with words. Because of his eloquence, some people
with unguarded mouth started comparing him with God and instead of
stopping them, he enjoyed it. They shouted “the voice of a god and not
of man!” Right on the spot, the angel of the Lord struck him and he was
eaten by worms alive (Acts 12:21-23). David suffered the same fate.
After conquering Goliath, some ladies with unguarded tongues began to
compare him to the king, I Samuel 18:7-9. Instead of stopping them, he
too just enjoyed it and then the King went after him. The king that took
him as a son started to throw javelins at him. Thank God he survived
but he spent half of his life running from Saul all because of unguarded
mouth.
PRAYER POINT : Father , please help me today to guard my mouth.
