Open Heaven 21 November 2021: [Sunday] Devotional By Pastor E.A. Adeboye – The Tongue is a Fire
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Heaven 21 November 2021 TOPIC: The
Tongue is a Fire
MEMORISE: A soft answer
turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. Proverbs 15:1
READ: James 3:1-10 (KJV)
1. My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that
we shall receive the greater condemnation.
2. For in many things we offend alll. If any man
offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the
whole body.
3. Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that
they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
4. Behold also the ships, which though they be so
great, and are driven of flerce winds, yet are they turned about with a very
small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and
boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity:
so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and
setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
7. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of
serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
8. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly
evil, full of deadly poison.
9. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and
therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Revelation 1:1-20, Revelation
2:1-29, Revelation 3:1-22, Revelation 4:1-11, Revelation 5:1-14, Revelation 6:1-17,
Open Heaven 21 November 2021 MESSAGE:
Apostle James captures the extent to which the tongue can go in destroying a person’s destiny, in today’s Bible reading: "And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell." James 3:6
Also Read: Open Heaven 20 November 2021 – Wise Wives Build Their Homes
The
tongue indeed is a fire, thus it must be controlled. Controlled fire can be
used productively; however, uncontrolled fire destroys. The tongue is so
complex that it could be likened to a fountain that produces cold and hot water
at the same time.
What
can we now do to this thing that the Bible describes as ..an unruly evil, full
of deadly poison? (James 3:8). Since the Bible describes the tongue as
poison the good news is that Jesus promised us that even if we drink a deadly
thing, it shall by no means hurt us (Mark 16:18).
Therefore,
one can see that every problem of man ends at the cross of Jesus Christ. The
story was told of a woman who was having problems in her marriage.
She
consulted a wise old man in her family who gave her a small, smooth stone to
slip into her mouth and lick, remaining silent, every time her husband picked a
quarrel with her. She did this and before long, peace
was restored to that home.
Open Heaven 21 November 2021 – OPEN HEAVEN FOR TODAY
She
ran to the wise old man to show her gratitude for the effectiveness of the
charm only to have him tell her that what he had given her was an ordinary
stone. He had merely found a way to make her keep quiet rather than destroy her
home with her mouth.
The
Bible says: “Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.” “Proverbs 16:24”
Choose
to speak only words that edify and if you must correct someone, do it
constructively and in love. All children of God must learn to control their
tongues. As there is a time to talk, there is also a time to keep silent (Ecclesiastes
3:7) When we talk, our words must be fitly spoken (Proverbs
25:11) in due season (Proverbs 15:23).
Open Heaven 21 November 2021 PRAYER POINT:
Help me Lord to bridle my tongue at all times, in
the mighty name of Jesus.
Open Heaven 21 November 2021 HYMN: WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY, DAY I WILL NEVER FORGET
1. What a
wonderful, wonderful day,
day I will
never forget;
After I’d
wandered in darkness away,
Jesus my
Savior I met.
O what a
tender, compassionate friend,
He met the
need of my heart;
Shadows
dispelling, with joy I am telling,
He made all
the darkness depart.
CHORUS
Heaven came
down and glory filled my soul, (filled my soul)
When at the
cross the Savior made me whole; (made me whole)
My sins were
washed away and my night was turned to day,
Heaven came
down and glory filled my soul!
2. Born of
the Spirit with life from above
into God’s
family divine,
Justified
fully thru Calvary’s love,
O what a
standing is mine!
And the
transaction so quickly was made,
when as a
sinner I came,
Took of the
offer, of grace He did proffer,
He saved me,
O praise His dear name!
3. Now I’ve a
hope that will surely endure,
after the
passing of time;
I have a
future in heaven for sure, there in those mansions sublime.
And it’s
because of that wonderful day,
when at the
cross I believed;
Riches eternal
and blessings supernal,
from His
precious hand I received.
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Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer
of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Churches kleinanzeigen in the world
and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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