Devotion:
Read James 3:3-18.
This passage always brings to my mind a song I learned at church as a child. One of the verses said “Oh be careful little mouth what you say. Oh be careful little mouth what you say. For the Father up above is looking down in love. Oh be careful little mouth what you say.” Admittedly, I wasn’t always thinking about that song when I said some things I should not have been saying! But it was an early lesson in my life in the church that my mouth could be a source of trouble.
James is reminding some adults of that lesson. While with our mouth we can offer wonderful statements of encouragement and affirmation to others, as well as praise to God, we can also do great harm. Our writer speaks to that potential with blunt force: “It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
What would you say your percentages are for either harm or good with your mouth? I invite you this day to make a commitment to increase your percentage of using it to do good.
Personal Worship Option:
You are invited to worship with others at either 9:30 or 11:15 this morning, ideally on our campus; otherwise online. And just as important: Who might you invite to worship with you?
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