James 3:7 "For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison."
There may be another piece of good news implied in the passage than I identified in the sermon - and it may be in this verse. "No human being can tame the tongue." But God can. Human nature does not have the resources to heal the heart and make the tongue a perfect instrument of peace. But the divine nature, working in and through a human being, can.
My first reflection including a reference to Colossians 3:16 which tells us to let the word of Christ dwell in us richly and to speak to one another in all wisdom. A parallel passage to this is in Ephesians 5:18 where Paul writes that we ought not get drunk with wine, but be filled with the Holy Spirit, addressing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, giving thanks always and for everything, and submitting to one another.
May the word of Christ and the Holy Spirit so fill us and so richly dwell in us as our treasure, that they overflow in words blessing, imparting life and peace.
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