Sanctify My Speech
But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. (James 3:8-10) Every disciple will fight the battle to tame the tongue, and we will win that battle when Christ is perfected in our hearts through regeneration and spiritual discipline. The Lord's words are spirit and life, and ours should be, too. So, be encouraged, because Jesus will sanctify our speech as He purifies our hearts. “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Matthew 12:34) If we speak our own words, they will be laced with self and sin, no matter how hard we try. Our hearts will betray us eventually, and our speech will reflect those areas we have not surrendered to God. So, the Spirit desires we lay our lives before Him, that He might ...