Psalm 141: 3Set a guard over my
mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
The apostle James had written about the sin of the untameable
member of the body which is the tongue. It is only a small member but it is
also a most dangerous member. It can cause great damage and destruction.
By it man uses it to praise and worship Him, and by it men
also use it to ignite big fire of destruction. By the tongue many countries
have been destroyed and brought down. Throughout
history we have read of many accounts of the destruction of dynasties and
kingdoms because of evil words carelessly spoken.
James wrote in James 3: 1-13 about the evil of the tongue. In
verse 5-6 “Even so the tongue is a
little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire
kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set
among our members that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of
nature; and it is set on fire by hell.”
James clearly explains the evil that this small little member
can create. It can bring down destructions of leaders, churches, families etc.
The psalmist also knew about this evil of the tongue and he
wrote, ‘Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.’ This
reminds us that we must also guard our tongue and not allow it to go wild and
to bring destruction and hurt to those around us.
It is a timely reminder for all believers that we should not
allow our tongues to elad us into unruly lifestyles as liers, gossipers and
slanderers. Jesus said that such would not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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