"Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.
My bretheren, these things ought not so to be."
Guilty as charged! Blessing and cursing out of the same mouth. In James chapter 3, James is speaking about the tongue and a few other things. The focus of this has to do with the tongue. I know for me, that on any given day I can praise God for being so good, yet also curse out someone who has done me wrong or upset me. Is this what a Christian should be doing? Of course not. James speaks about the tongue in verse 5 and 6 and also verse 8. He says it can set a great fire and is filled with poison. The tongue? Yep, the tongue. Why is that though? It speaks of a deeper issue. It's a matter of the heart. If the tongue is doing this it has to come from somewhere. When this happens, it is just a verbalization of what is in the heart. Now if that doesn't make you take inventory and do a heart check, I don't know what will. I know that I personally struggle with this and I am sure many others of you do also. What's the answer? Do we just live day to day in a constant state of defeat when this happens? Man that's one roller coaster ride I do not want to be on for any amount of time. It comes down to this. Our personal time with the Lord. Do we spend any with Him so that He can speak with us and maybe point these things out? Or do we spend enough time? That's an answer only you and the Lord can figure out. You see, when our heart is set on Christ, our tendency to snap back in any given situation with a foul comment or nasty remark will dwindle. In the rest of the chapter James speaks on wisdom and compares worldly wisdom with Godly Wisdom. Read verse 17 to get the full picture. Today I thought about it. We are living in the most amazing time in history. We are seeing bible prophecy come true before our very eyes. Contrary to popular belief, the world is not getting better and won't until He returns to rule and reign. Now before you say, thanks for that pessimistic view. Let me explain. It's bible truth, not my opinion. We can look at it one of two ways. We can curse the day and be miserable and grumpy about all that goes on. The murders, rapes, wars, etc. Or we can look at it with compassion and be a blessing to those around us and share the good news of Jesus Christ and His soon return. Like I said, I struggle with this daily, but thanks be to God, His mercy and grace abounds all the more. So think about it this week. When something happens or a news article tweaks your inner most being about how wrong it is, bless the Lord and be thankful that He is in full control and that He is coming soon to put an end to all the sorrow and sadness. Yes the last part of this blog got a bit off topic, but I think it has a lot to do with how we as people think and act. Remember, it's all a matter of the heart and I think a few of us could use some real heart surgery from the great physician. Have a blessed week.
Bob
My bretheren, these things ought not so to be."
Guilty as charged! Blessing and cursing out of the same mouth. In James chapter 3, James is speaking about the tongue and a few other things. The focus of this has to do with the tongue. I know for me, that on any given day I can praise God for being so good, yet also curse out someone who has done me wrong or upset me. Is this what a Christian should be doing? Of course not. James speaks about the tongue in verse 5 and 6 and also verse 8. He says it can set a great fire and is filled with poison. The tongue? Yep, the tongue. Why is that though? It speaks of a deeper issue. It's a matter of the heart. If the tongue is doing this it has to come from somewhere. When this happens, it is just a verbalization of what is in the heart. Now if that doesn't make you take inventory and do a heart check, I don't know what will. I know that I personally struggle with this and I am sure many others of you do also. What's the answer? Do we just live day to day in a constant state of defeat when this happens? Man that's one roller coaster ride I do not want to be on for any amount of time. It comes down to this. Our personal time with the Lord. Do we spend any with Him so that He can speak with us and maybe point these things out? Or do we spend enough time? That's an answer only you and the Lord can figure out. You see, when our heart is set on Christ, our tendency to snap back in any given situation with a foul comment or nasty remark will dwindle. In the rest of the chapter James speaks on wisdom and compares worldly wisdom with Godly Wisdom. Read verse 17 to get the full picture. Today I thought about it. We are living in the most amazing time in history. We are seeing bible prophecy come true before our very eyes. Contrary to popular belief, the world is not getting better and won't until He returns to rule and reign. Now before you say, thanks for that pessimistic view. Let me explain. It's bible truth, not my opinion. We can look at it one of two ways. We can curse the day and be miserable and grumpy about all that goes on. The murders, rapes, wars, etc. Or we can look at it with compassion and be a blessing to those around us and share the good news of Jesus Christ and His soon return. Like I said, I struggle with this daily, but thanks be to God, His mercy and grace abounds all the more. So think about it this week. When something happens or a news article tweaks your inner most being about how wrong it is, bless the Lord and be thankful that He is in full control and that He is coming soon to put an end to all the sorrow and sadness. Yes the last part of this blog got a bit off topic, but I think it has a lot to do with how we as people think and act. Remember, it's all a matter of the heart and I think a few of us could use some real heart surgery from the great physician. Have a blessed week.
Bob
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