The author, George Crane said that
“The tongue can be a beautiful angel or a hideous demon.”[1] That is to say;
the tongue can either be used to spread healing and life, or hatred and pain
intending to damage those around us. As Proverbs says,
“Death and life
are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits”
(Prov 18:21 ESV).
I actually like the way that the
Message translation puts it, “Words kill, words give life; they’re either
poison or fruit—you choose.”
In fact Proverbs has a number of
passages about using the tongue, reflecting this paradox. For example;
healing and life: Prov 12:8-9; 13:3; 15:4; 21:23; death and hate: Prov
10:31-32; 12:19; 13:3; 15:4. Thank God for such kingdom wisdom, yet if we don’t
put it in to practice and zone out, then it might as well be blah, blah, blah.
So, we need to intentionally ask the
Holy Spirit to be Lord of our tongue. We can use our God given tongue to
glorify Him, or misuse it. How have we used it today as a beautiful angel of
mercy or as a hideous life taking demon? The choice is ours. So, when we lay
our head on our pillow and look over the day what
will we see, a beautiful angel or a hideous
demon?
[1] George Sweeting, Who Said That?:
More than 2,500 Usable Quotes and Illustrations.
(Chicago, IL: Moody, 1995), 341.
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