James 3:10-12 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. We were made in the image of God. How can we let our tongues get so un-godly? One minute we are praising God, the next we are cursing our brother who is made in the image of God. I have often heard an expression that goes something like this: “When you get jossled what comes out of
James 3:5-9 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. In these verses James makes it clear just how wicked our tongues can be. He compares our sharp words to a raging fire that destroys everything in its path. We are capable of using our tongues to boast about ourselves as well as to reduce others to rubble on a whim. Once our tongues get to wagging
James 3:1-4 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. James warns of the risk of becoming a teacher. The teacher who doesn’t measure up to what he or she professes to believe can do more harm than the blatant sinner who makes no bones about sinning. Furthermore, teachers who teach false doctrine are dangerous. James tells us that teachers in general will be judged more strictly
Proverbs 15:1-4 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. I have Proverbs 15:1 attached to a magnet on my refrigerator. My daughter gave it to me when she was young and reminded me of it every now and then when her father and I would get into yet another round of squabbles. It is so hard to remember to give a gentle answer when you are
Psalm 141:1-4 (Click to read NIV or select your preferred translation of the Bible. Please read the scripture first.) This Psalm is written by David. It is a good prayer to use to start any day. Verses 1 & 2 express the intimacy that David felt when he talked with the LORD in prayer. I love how David anticipates that God sees his prayers like incense rising up to him. David is not hesitant to lift up his hands to the God in prayer.