"For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body.
Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.
Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!"
James 2:2-5 (NKJV)
When you are traveling somewhere, you have some destination in mind. When you start towards your destination, you might go straight ahead, or you might turn, but if you start on your journey by moving straight ahead, you normally do not just keep going straight ahead. Eventually you will probably need to turn to the right or the left to stay on your course. While you may start well, if you do not stay on course, you will have problems and you will not reach your destination.
There are people that God has called to do something, and people who want to do what they see in God's Word, who do not succeed. To be successful doing what God is directing us to do, specifically or from the general will of God in the Bible, we must realize that our words will steer us in the right direction, and our words will also help us stay on course. We need to say what God has said in His Word, about ourselves and what God wants us to do, and we need to keep on saying those things.
In James 3, the tongue is compared to the rudder on a ship. Our words set the course for our life, good or bad, and our words will help us to stay on course, and that can also be good or bad. It is not that our words have some magical power, and by saying something we will make it happen, but the Bible is very clear that our words are extremely important. By speaking God's Word, and continuing to say what God says, we can set, and maintain, the right course for our life.
Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body.
Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.
Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!"
James 2:2-5 (NKJV)
When you are traveling somewhere, you have some destination in mind. When you start towards your destination, you might go straight ahead, or you might turn, but if you start on your journey by moving straight ahead, you normally do not just keep going straight ahead. Eventually you will probably need to turn to the right or the left to stay on your course. While you may start well, if you do not stay on course, you will have problems and you will not reach your destination.
There are people that God has called to do something, and people who want to do what they see in God's Word, who do not succeed. To be successful doing what God is directing us to do, specifically or from the general will of God in the Bible, we must realize that our words will steer us in the right direction, and our words will also help us stay on course. We need to say what God has said in His Word, about ourselves and what God wants us to do, and we need to keep on saying those things.
In James 3, the tongue is compared to the rudder on a ship. Our words set the course for our life, good or bad, and our words will help us to stay on course, and that can also be good or bad. It is not that our words have some magical power, and by saying something we will make it happen, but the Bible is very clear that our words are extremely important. By speaking God's Word, and continuing to say what God says, we can set, and maintain, the right course for our life.
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