Intro. God will ask an account of our “stewardship of our words” (Matt 12:36) A. We use nothing more than ‘words'
B. We also abuse nothing more than God's gift of ‘words' 1. Were created as vehicles to minister – love – share (Prov. 15:4) 2. We have perverted them into vehicles to fight – hate – destroy
I. The problem of our tongue
A. James warns about the dangers of the tongue: James 3
B. The problem with our tongue is therefore rooted in our heart (James 4:1-10)
II. The redemption of our tongue A. The ‘sanctified' tongue is only the fruit of a ‘regenerated – sanctified heart'
B. The faith in God's sovereign control over everything is to silence our tongue
CLOSING DIRECTIONS: A. Let's follow David's examples throughout the entire day 1. Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips
2. O LORD, open thou my lips: and my mouth shall show forth thy praise
3. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to everyone that is to come.
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