How not to be cursed by our own tongue?

[Leonardo Von]

How not to be cursed by our own tongue?

•    “For we all go wrong in a number of things. *If a man never makes a slip in his talk*, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.” (James 3.2).
•    “Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips: whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:” (Romans 3.13,14).
•    “But *the tongue may not be controlled by man*; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.” (James 3.8).

Perceive how grievous is this situation: our tongue has affluence of venom, which can thoroughly take over us and the worst: we can quell it, what can condemns us to the hell that there is in it (Matthew 12.37; James 3.5,6; see also Ezekiel 28.18).

It comes the question: how to sort out this quandary? We need to take on the responsibility for our sins and accept the judgement of Jesus:

•    “And the Lord God said to the snake, Because you have done this you are cursed more than all cattle and every beast of the field; you will go flat on the earth, and *dust will be your food* all the days of your life:” (Genesis 3.14).

if our heart is humbled and we accept the punishment of our iniquity (Leviticus 26.41), being disposed to convive with this new reality if Jesus so desires, the Holy Scripture undertakes that we can procure freedom from this curse:

•    “Let him *put his mouth in the dust*, if by chance there may be hope.” (Lamentations 3.27-29).

Perhaps you think: but this is easy! Nevertheless, look back in the previous verses:

•    “It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young. Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.” (Lamentations 3.27,28).

How you can see, we need to take the yoke of Jesus:

•    “Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls; for my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard.” (Matthew 11.28-30).

And this only will be doable if we contemplate the power of Jesus in His Holy Scripture, inasmuch as the kingdom of the Creator is demonstration of power (1Corithians 2.4,5; 4.19,20):

•    “As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt, let us see things of wonder. The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped. *They will take dust as their food like a snake*, like the things which go flat on the earth; they will come shaking with fear out of their secret places: they will come with fear to the Lord our God, full of fear because of you.” (Micah 7.15-17).

Only if Jesus is with our mouth (as He wished to do with Moses – Exodus 4.12) we will be able to live what is written in Psalms 39.1 and, with this, get us free of ourselves:

•    “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: *I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me*” (Psalms 39.1).

So, only speak after you believe in Jesus (Psalms 116.10; 2Corinthians 4.13). Notwithstanding, after this, can open your mouth because certainly your day will be fantastic:

•    “I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt: *open your mouth wide, and I will fill it*.” (Psalms 81.10).
•    “But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what all of you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what all of you shall speak. For it is not all of you that speak, but *the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you*.” (Matthew 10.19,20).

[TheBlade]

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree” ),

[missmuffet]

There is only One who can tame the tongue. That is the Holy Spirit.

[BibleStudent100]

On 9/15/2021 at 8:03 PM, Leonardo Von said:

 “For we all go wrong in a number of things. *If a man never makes a slip in his talk*, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.” (James 3.2).

All of us—“stumble many times” because of imperfection. Stumbling in word is one of the most frequent and potentially damaging shortcomings. James says: “If anyone does not stumble in word, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also his whole body.” Unlike Jesus Christ, we do not have perfect tongue control. If we did, we could control the other members of our body. After all, bridles and bits make horses go where we direct, and by means of a small rudder, even a large boat driven by hard winds can be steered as the helmsman wishes.  Likewise, compared to a horse, a bridle is small; so is a rudder in comparison with a ship. And when compared with the human body, the tongue is small “and yet makes great brags.” Since the Scriptures make it clear that boasting displeases God, let us seek his help to refrain from it!