| Our verse to DATE the Word on January 26 (1/26) is James 1:26 |
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| James 1:26 says, “If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.” |
| CONVERSION CHANGES YOUR CONVERSATION If one has experienced a conversion to Christianity, then one of the marks of the conversion will be their conversation. When the Lord enters our lives our language changes. The filthy mouth gets filtered and our language is clean and wholesome. Pastor James is writing a letter that gets to the heart of the matter and he will address the language of believers several times in his letter. In chapter 3 he will drill down on how harmful the tongue can be. He will ask very directly and pointedly how could one’s tongue bless God and then turn around and curse men. He states emphatically that these things SHOULD NOT BE. The Christian is to have CONTROL over their CONDUCT and their CONVERSATION! The Christian is to have clean, wholesome, words proceeding from their tongue. As far as finding verses to help with controlling your conversation THERE ARE MANY!! The Book of Proverbs has around 150! Here are just a few to help you BRIDLE your tongue: Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Psalms 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalms 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. Proverbs 10:19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.“ Are you converted? If so, your conversation will be different! If your conversation is not different then you need to ask if you are really converted! Verse to DATE the Word on January 26 (1/26) is James 1:26. It says, “If anyone among you thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue has deceived his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.” Continue Strong with wholesome words! And remember to DATE THE WORD |