The Tongue, Part 2
Now, let’s look at some scriptures about the positive aspect of our tongues. The tongue of the wise brings health and healing (Proverbs 12:18). Look at that! Our tongues can bring health and healing for ourselves and others. Healing is a wonderful gift from God. We see here that it can be brought about by the words of our mouth. The tongue of the wise utters knowledge in the right way (Proverbs 15:2). Every one of us wants to speak forth the knowledge that we have in the right way. I love Proverbs 15:4 (KJV and Amplified Bible): “A wholesome or gentle tongue (with its healing powers) is a tree of life.”
Here’s a scripture we all know, but do we really KNOW it? Death and life are in the power of the tongue and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof (Proverbs 18:21). Do you see this? Death (the cessation of life) and life (the fullness of God Himself) are in the power of that little member in your body called your tongue. This is so big! Whether you live or die is as close as your tongue, what you are speaking. Death and life to anything is in the power of your tongue—-relationships, marriages, finances, ministries, and, yes, our physical bodies.
I have seen people turn around their whole life by purposing to speak only life over their situation. The sick are healed. Financial troubles are turned to financial prosperity. Marriages are revived. Children come home. Relationships are restored. All because of that little member called the tongue. The power of the tongue is amazing to me, such a small part, yet such a powerful part of our bodies.
Finally, in Proverbs 21:23 we are told that we who guard our mouths as well as our tongues keep ourselves from trouble and actually keep our lives. What a statement! How many times have each one of us wished we had not said something? Words spoken are so laden with power. Our words carry tremendous power not only for ourselves but also for others. We MUST GUARD or KEEP our tongues and mouths full of only the Word of God. That way we keep out of trouble. What an instruction for all of us to “take to heart.”